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Brett Wilkins Jun 16, 2025

Flight-tracking websites showed dozens of Air Force aerial refueling planes departing from military bases in the United States and heading to Europe on Sunday, fueling speculation of direct U.S. involvement in the widening Israeli-Iranian war.

Military-focused news sites reported that around 30 U.S. Air Force KC-135R and KC-46A tankers were identified by flight-tracking software in what The Times of Israelcalled an "unprecedented mass deployment" to Europe.

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[–] obinice@lemmy.world 1 points 41 minutes ago* (last edited 37 minutes ago)

commondreams.org is on my PiHole block list for some reason, is it a low quality news source, or some such? It's not a news outlet I've heard of, at least.

Edit: Ah, because it's a shell going to a CDN that scoops up data and such, seemingly.

www.commondreams.org (blocked www.commondreams.org.cdn.rebelmouse.com)

[–] Auth@lemmy.world 1 points 55 minutes ago

I'm seeing a lot of posts drumming up war hype and WW3 fears but there is nothing to fight. Iran is already cooked and no one is wants to do a ground invasion of Iran. Iran's allies have abandoned them. This is american security preparing for possible counter attacks and bombing targets, not a full on war. Iran is already at war with Isreal.

[–] Gammelfisch@lemmy.world 11 points 2 hours ago

If the shit hits the fan, I want too see every single fucking MAGA voter at a US Army recruiting office signing up for 11 Bravo, Grunt Infantry.

[–] sudo@programming.dev 11 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

This would have to be the most unpopular war in US history and yet I think everyone Trump has surrounded himself with is telling him to do it.

[–] smayonak@lemmy.world 2 points 1 hour ago (2 children)

This might sound insane but every single wartime president has gotten a huge boost to their approval ratings due to media networks circulating pure propaganda nonstop. Even NPR will start doing positive coverage.

[–] Ledericas@lemm.ee 2 points 57 minutes ago

the exception was covid, there was a huge downturn in recruitments, and they were getting worried. but military propaganda: top gun maverick helped boost numbers up. also the fact that they loosen some restrictions to join the military too. i was in a forum of people joining, during the obama years, and it was getting tougher to join. its mostly due to medical conditions that prevent people from joining.

[–] Hobo@lemmy.world 2 points 58 minutes ago* (last edited 58 minutes ago) (1 children)

It also isn't true. LBJs approval rating absolutely tanked because of the Vietnam war.

Johnson's approval ratings had dropped from 70 percent in mid-1965 to below 40 percent by 1967

https://millercenter.org/president/lbjohnson/foreign-affairs

[–] smayonak@lemmy.world 1 points 7 minutes ago* (last edited 5 minutes ago)

It was perceived that he was losing the war and lying to the public about the successes that they claimed to have achieved.

But winning wars, even unjust ones, always gets the president brownie points in the eyes of the public and corporations

[–] catty@lemmy.world 6 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

I fucking hate this rhetoric which is: OIL! GAS! BUY OIL! BUY GAS! KEEP PUTIN HAPPY! OIL! GAS!

No one was taking the 'war' between Israel and Iran seriously last week because the USA was like... "yeah, nah". Now, after a quick call from Putin and bam, all this BS about how the US is pandering for war when it's a nothingburger.

Remember kids, buy oil, buy gas and do as you're told.

[–] T00l_shed@lemmy.world 2 points 48 minutes ago (1 children)

I think RATM had something to say about your last 4 words

[–] GeeDubHayduke@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 42 minutes ago

"Thank you sir, may I have another!"

[–] smol_beans@lemmy.world 11 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Early 2000's era nostalgia goin real hard

[–] HugeNerd@lemmy.ca 6 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Operation Desert Shield, redux, again. Hey at least the music of the era is relevant again

https://youtu.be/VI3C6MROOvY

[–] Soggy@lemmy.world 1 points 3 hours ago

The worst part of anti-war music is that it never stops being relevant. Blast off! It's party time!

[–] kreskin@lemmy.world 8 points 4 hours ago

A-10 movement always preceeds ground deployments. They moved those to Kuwait at the end of March. This has been coming for a while, its not an unplanned thing like it appears.

[–] Jhex@lemmy.world 19 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago) (9 children)

worry not. remember this is TACO Don... he'll chicken out again

[–] sudo@programming.dev 3 points 3 hours ago (2 children)

This comment will age poorly if he don't.

[–] Jhex@lemmy.world 2 points 2 hours ago

that's not even in the list of things I'd consider giving a fuck about

[–] OrteilGenou@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago

It'll just change to TOCO, Trump Occasionally Chickens Out

[–] NikkiDimes@lemmy.world 7 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago) (1 children)

He also said if he was president there'd be no more wars, so this obviously totally super duperly cannot happen.

[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 5 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

It's not a war, it's a special military operation.

[–] NikkiDimes@lemmy.world 1 points 3 hours ago

Only for a day

[–] kreskin@lemmy.world 4 points 4 hours ago

He openly calls service members suckers and losers. I dont know that he much cares whats done with them.

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[–] MetalMachine@feddit.nl 26 points 9 hours ago

We need to fix the voting system. ALL pacs should be banned and campaign spending should be limited.

[–] lepinkainen@lemmy.world 15 points 9 hours ago

So NOW they want to have bases in Europe?

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