Patrick H. Lauke2d ago
LAUREN

Conjecture

I now believe the US Base in Bahrain was destroyed two weeks ago and NPR got wind of this through sailors returning to the US in need of toiletries. It would explain the emergency WH meeting called today. I think Orange Turd and Kegseth have been keeping this under wraps. I also think that is why so many military brass were removed from duty this week. Today's speculation about hospitalization is a distant second.

Feel free to reply after you read the article. Also chef's kiss that this is coming from NPR.

https://www.npr.org/2026/04/03/nx-s1-5770491/evacuation-bahrain-norfolk-troops

Apr 4 at 11:17pmWeb
Show threadMr. Q The Pizza Demon2d ago
@noondlyt this probably also explains what I just read on the nytimes which says that the us government has asked all private satellite imaging companies to restrict any imagery of the war area in iran/gulf area.
Show threadShirley Eugest2d ago

@radicalrobit @noondlyt
I read the same info elsewhere. Trump asked private companies to restrict satellite imagery only to the US, NOT to be restricted to the rest of the world.

This reminds me of when India's PM Modi forced an internet blackout in the disputed territories for 6 months.

When Musk cut Starlink to Ukraine during a major counteroffensive, then said he was cutting Starlink to Russian troops recently. (Trust him as far as you can throw him.)

Elon also played God with Starlink in Gaza starting the summer of 2023 just before they attacked Israel.

Suppression and lies for money.

Show threadAnarchoNinaWrites2d ago
@noondlyt Friends of mine who spend way, way too much time reading telegram channels of dubious origin, were telling me the base was cratered well over a week ago fwiw. I dismissed it because 4 years of war in Ukraine have taught me not to take telegram chatter seriously, but...
Show threadLAUREN2d ago

@AnarchoNinaWrites

This also begs the question, how many people have really been killed?

Show threadAnarchoNinaWrites2d ago
@noondlyt Indeed. I mean traditionally I would presume the US government would understand the long term impossibility of hiding mass casualties in a war and why the blowback for trying to do that would massively outweigh the benefits. But these guys are assclowns and seem to take their cues from a government of Israel that does this shit all the time, so now I'm not so sure.
Show threadLAUREN2d ago

@AnarchoNinaWrites

yes, this is exactly how they would have handled it

Show threadFlash Mob Of One2d ago

@noondlyt Let me get this straight.

We spend 1.5 trillion on the military, and our soldiers are emergency-evacuated and don't even have toilet paper?

Support our troops, indeed.

Show threadDiane2d ago

@noondlyt

I guess we're learning what the failure mode of the USA military is.

The Russians revealed they were incapable of paying for or doing maintenance.

The Americans apparently never thought anyone would shoot at them, so the bases are made of plywood and can't survive being attacked.

Show threadjollyrogue1d ago

@alienghic Yep. The US hasn’t fought a near peer state in over 50 years, and they most certainly didn’t think anyone was going attack a naval base in Bahrain.

US equipment doesn’t function without lots of maintenance. It’s high tech and fragile, which isn’t great in a war with a peer.

The US military exists to funnel money to defense contractors; it’s not about winning wars.

@noondlyt

Show threadAnother Jen * 25471d ago

@noondlyt Thank you for marking your post as "Conjecture". I've read too many posts that claim to be factual that weren't backed up by data.

And yes, it would explain a lot.

Show threadStephen Bannasch (316 ppm)1d ago

@noondlyt

There’s this report from The New Republic dated March 26:

"Iran’s retaliatory strikes have rendered many of America’s 13 military bases in the Gulf region “all but uninhabitable,” forcing U.S. military service members to work remotely from hotels and office spaces, The New York Times reported Thursday.
Within the first two weeks of the war, Iran’s attacks on U.S. military bases caused an estimated $800 million in damage …”
https://newrepublic.com/post/208211/us-troops-abandon-military-bases-persian-gulf-kuwait-iran-strikes?utm_source

U.S. Troops Abandon Military Bases Amid Iran Strikes

Service members have been forced to work remotely.

The New Republic