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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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[–] wanderwisley@lemm.ee 27 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I’m bringing peace to the Middle East! The peace president! 🫲🍊🫱

[–] Donjamos@lemmy.world 4 points 22 hours ago

USA bringing peace usually involves a lot of military airplanes so I don't see your point

Don't ya know, he ended the war in Ukraine on day 1!

[–] wax@feddit.nu 26 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I wonder where we'd be today if Trump didn't pull out of the nuclear agreement with Iran. Might not have made a difference, who knows.

Israel would have scratched their butt, then made up another reason to bomb them.

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[–] Tempus_Fugit@midwest.social 43 points 1 day ago (22 children)

Are people surprised? Republicans are war hawks even more so than the Libs.

[–] Gsus4@mander.xyz 32 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

But only against countries that pose no threat to them i.e. they are chickenhawks. At least Biden could do the bare minimum to help Ukraine.

[–] Crankenstein@lemmy.world 21 points 1 day ago (1 children)

They are jingoists, and jingoists are no different than schoolyard bullies who want to appear tough so they loudly proclaim how tough and big they are, which includes an occasional show of force against those they believe won't/can't defend themselves to reinforce their image of being the biggest Tough Guy™ around.

If they win, they win. If they lose, it's because they decided it wasn't worth their time and left willingly, not because they lost.

This country has always been stuck up its own ass.

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[–] belastend@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 1 day ago (5 children)

Where can one acquire an anti air missile?

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[–] TootSweet@lemmy.world 36 points 1 day ago (2 children)
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