The US Navy has denied reports of food shortages on board two major vessels participating in the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.

Yesterday USA Today reported crew aboard the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln and amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli were not getting enough to eat.

One photo taken by a Marine showed a mostly empty lunch tray with a single scoop of shredded meat and one tortilla.

    • M0oP0o@mander.xyz
      12·
      5 days ago

      And your empire was built on soft power and trade, both of which you also don’t have anymore.

      • The_v@lemmy.world
        5·
        5 days ago

        The U.S. military was “effective” because:

        After losing in Vietnam they never picked on a country that teeth to bite back.

        They had allies that would follow them into their shit stirring and fill in the gaps in their support structure.

        Had semi-qualified and only moderately corrupt military leadership.

        This year they picked a fight with someone that could bite back. Pissed off their allies with trade wars. Installed extremely corrupt and incompetent leadership.

    • MDCCCLV@lemmy.caEnglish
      3·
      5 days ago

      The ships are way past the point where they were supposed to dock and have maintenance, but they were rushed to Venezuela and then extended the mission to Iran without stopping.