Why do l get the sneaky suspicion that this “official” figure is a VAST underestimate?
Hegseth ‘dangerously exaggerated’ US military triumph in Iran
Oh, ya think? 
Because, only the best people.
So Trump, just like Putin, does not have an accurate picture?
Dept of State legal adviser release on OEF and International Law.
Warning: Posting it here so those not in the Politics room can read it, but discussion in this forum would need to stick to the law, and not devolve into partisan bickering or bashing.
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More developments in the DoD suggest that our preparedness in a time of war is seriously degraded.
CNN reporting that the majority of US bases in the region have been damaged by Iranian attacks. To what extent is likely unknowable to anyone outside the Pentagon. I would imagine it’s difficult to impossible to defend against all attacks in these locations.
Was a US ship attacked or no?
A US official denies a US ship was hit, but Al Jazeera confirms two eyewitnesses saw the strike.
Yes, it would appear that US ships were attacked. Whether or not they sustained any damage is a separate question that remains unknown.
Project Freedom, eh? Two more destroyers pass not in escort but rather to show the way? I’m sorry but does that not indicate that we know of a channel that is clear of mines? No mention of mine clearing efforts to date, nor have there been reports of mine explosions, only drones and missiles and small gunboats.
I heard that there were pellets in the hull…
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Briefing transcript
Mine clearance and a clear channel is discussed
ADM Cooper
“What I will say is, over the past several weeks, we’ve used low-observable capability to clear that path, and we validated that in multiple ways. And then we took the risk by using U.S. flagships [sic] to go first, setting the example. Since then, we’ve had great communication with industry, as I mentioned, and ships, multiple ships, are already heading that way.”
So in other words ADM, Surface and subsurface drones cleared a channel of mines. The specs on that cleared channel are being shared and while I won’t call our efforts as escorts, we are responding to inbound threats and probably communicating with those vessel’s captains in real time.
Thanks. I feel a bit more positive about our efforts than before.
Well this could be ungood
Allegedly Iran has attacked a US ship which would clearly be a breach of the ceasefire
You’re a couple of days behind.
[Redacted] please
I’m well aware of today’s events. My point was that those events weren’t the first ones that violated whatever “ceasefire” anyone thinks might have still been in effect.