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15. That makes much more sense.

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Sun Mar 1, 2026, 06:51 PM

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US troops in Iran racing against the clock before running out of ammo: report [View all] BumRushDaShow Yesterday OP

The planning phase was skipped UpInArms Yesterday #1

Planning? WHat's that? Amaryllis Yesterday #21

Do you expect me to believe Retrograde 22 hrs ago #44

"Hic!Seth" Skittles 22 hrs ago #45

Logistics is too "woke" Old Testament Libera 19 hrs ago #50

"Sir, we don't have ammunition!" - Trump, Oct. 2017 Grins 18 hrs ago #52

Gee Donald, maybe you should have thought of that C_U_L8R Yesterday #2

And it never occurred to Kegsbreath... GiqueCee Yesterday #3

Runs out of ammo but never runs out of beer. dem4decades Yesterday #18

When he was confirmed he swore that he wouldn't drink while was Secretary of Defense... SeattleVet Yesterday #24

Hegseth is an extremist... GiqueCee 11 hrs ago #57

Let ICE send some. Traildogbob Yesterday #4

Bibi doesn't care how many American GIs get snuffed. Klarkashton Yesterday #5

Trump doesn't either. ananda Yesterday #6

Bibi, like Donald, doesn't care how many lives, johnnyfins Yesterday #7

Fact... sheshe2 Yesterday #9

Bibi is ready fight Iran right down to the last American. calguy Yesterday #35

*facepalm* sakabatou Yesterday #8

Sounds like they've adopted Russia's 'No Supply Lines' strategy NeoTrajan Yesterday #10

Terrible lede...U.S. troops are not 'in Iran'. They are shooting at Iran from the Gulf States. pecosbob Yesterday #11

I don't have a sub to the WSJ (for obvious reasons) BumRushDaShow Yesterday #12

I saw this and wasted about ten minutes markodochartaigh Yesterday #19

This debsy Yesterday #20

"US troops in Iran"? DavidDvorkin Yesterday #13

Very sloppy writing from them. They apparently mean our bases in the region. highplainsdem Yesterday #14

That makes much more sense. DavidDvorkin Yesterday #15

They have a link at the bottom of the story for reporting corrections and typos. highplainsdem Yesterday #16

Sloppy, or deliberately misleading? Martin Eden Yesterday #23

Probably not, but it might've been a less experienced journalist using Ai, though there's no note highplainsdem Yesterday #34

Just did some checking, and they do use some AI: highplainsdem Yesterday #37

US Troops... Old Testament Libera 19 hrs ago #51

RawStory tends to like their click baity headlines. progressoid Yesterday #30

They also use AI, as I just discovered. See reply 37. highplainsdem Yesterday #38

WSJ Headline is: "U.S. Races to Accomplish Iran Mission Before Munitions Run Out" IronLionZion Yesterday #17

Nice to let eveyone know.....Donald said this would be a 4-5 day operation Historic NY 21 hrs ago #47

'You go into an illegal war with the ammo you have, not the amount of ammo you actually need'. - Rummy nt Exp Yesterday #22

This whole thing is giving me a fright hibbing Yesterday #39

Harder perhaps b/c we've lived through the history of these wars of choice and regime change. nt Exp 9 hrs ago #58

I second that facepalm. Dave Bowman Yesterday #25

what does "IN IRAN" mean? We have boots on the ground there??? LymphocyteLover Yesterday #26

Was someone using the ammo jet to go to a hockey game? Just checking. twodogsbarking Yesterday #27

Wish it was that simple. paleotn Yesterday #29

Well, that answers my question from yesterday morning... paleotn Yesterday #28

Fucking unacceptable that we are THAT short on important weapons this quickly. Callie1979 Yesterday #31

Issue on ships is that SM2 anti air missile system can not be reloaded at sea. Not a total inventory issue.... dutch777 Yesterday #32

MAGA make america grenades again !! CountAllVotes Yesterday #33

As an old veteran, I will never let anyone talk about slightlv Yesterday #36

In his first term, Trump loudly claimed that the military was low on ammunition. Norrrm Yesterday #40

"Top generals with tears in their eyes", no less... nt Shipwack 16 hrs ago #55

i can donate a shovel or a bucket with a hole Tetrachloride Yesterday #41

Never mind Sun Tzu, BidenRocks Yesterday #42

As an ex military NCO MaineNative 23 hrs ago #43

WTF planned this Epic Fuckup Historic NY 21 hrs ago #46

So now we are going down the same path Figarosmom 20 hrs ago #48

I used to go back and forth - BlueSpot 20 hrs ago #49

He who runs out of soldiers and weapons first loses a war. Aussie105 17 hrs ago #53

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Was that little green men from Mars that promised them? KS Toronado 9 hrs ago #59

The USA has the most powerful military in the world... Layzeebeaver 15 hrs ago #56