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News & Current Events Mar 28, 2026 at 1:13 AM

U.S. troops wounded, planes damaged in Iranian strike on Saudi air base, official says

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U.S. troops wounded, planes damaged in Iranian strike on Saudi air base, official says
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U.S. troops wounded, planes damaged in Iranian strike on Saudi air base, official says
An Iranian missile attack wounded several U.S. service members and damaged several planes at a base in Saudi Arabia on Friday, a U.S. official familiar with the situation said.

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Aware_Cheesecake_519 Mar 28, 2026 +33
This war is going badly. And innocent lives are being harmed.
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HiIary4Prison Mar 28, 2026 +28
And it’s showing the entire world that the American military is now cucked by a pedophile. Seriously, losses after losses for the most advanced military in the world. F****** sickening.
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Aware_Cheesecake_519 Mar 28, 2026 +9
This president seems to have absolutely no empathy for people.
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davidwhatshisname52 Mar 28, 2026 +5
I'm so sure that someone recently said that they'd destroyed all of Iran's military capabilities... I swear...
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OpenTheBobs Mar 28, 2026 +1
I also thought I heard that the war, not war military operation., war, was won. Could’ve sworn it.
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unabashed_nuance Mar 28, 2026 +1
*excursion
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unabashed_nuance Mar 28, 2026 +1
I vaguely remember hearing “we won” more than two weeks ago.
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onlymostlydead Mar 28, 2026 +1
Well, empathy is a sin and Trump is a pious man, ya know. ^/s
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Exciting-Emu-3324 Mar 28, 2026 +1
He called them losers and suckers before. Now he has made them into losers and suckers.
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FatFish44 Mar 28, 2026 +2
But you know, Hillary 4 prison right?  Her and her buttery males….
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ShartingEnU Mar 28, 2026 +1
Trump just needs to use the discombobulator
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threehundredthousand Mar 28, 2026 +1
Military votes for this every election. They continue to be the single most reliable source of votes for the GOP.
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SirenSultry Mar 28, 2026 +2
Well said. It feels like a never-ending cycle where the most vulnerable always pay the price. We need real diplomatic solutions before this spiral get even worse.
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No_Public_7677 Mar 28, 2026 +1
Yeah but US troops are hardly innocent 
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Mediocre_Comedian739 Mar 28, 2026 +1
US troops = innocent people In what world? They are participating in an illegal war.
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Djwhat6 Mar 28, 2026 +27
So tell me maga, how is this good? How does this help America? Oh who am I kidding, they’re going to give so stupid answer from their echo chamber.
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justtakeapill Mar 28, 2026 +13
MAGA cultists: "It's making us great again! Trump is Jesus!"
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ArrowsOfFate Mar 28, 2026 +7
Nukes are bad, Iran could have nuked us! Didn’t you see the failed Diego Garcia attack that Iran says is a false flag attack they didn’t launch. /sarcasm
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Tornare Mar 28, 2026 +5
We already won. Just ignore the American troops being bombed right now
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twitterfluechtling Mar 28, 2026 +2
Something something Christian duty, Psalm 144,  > He later recited Psalm 144, a passage of Scripture that Jews and Christians share: "Blessed be the Lord, my rock, who trains my hands for war and my fingers for battle." and prophecies? > Christian Zionist pastor John Hagee, head of Christians United for Israel, said of the Iran war, "Prophetically, we're right on cue." https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/pete-hegseths-christian-rhetoric-reignites-scrutiny-after-the-u-s-goes-to-war-with-iran Maybe hard right Christians hoping for Armageddon?
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brattysweat Mar 28, 2026 +1
They’re not on here. Even if they claim to be, it’s a Russian cyber bot. They have no other avenue of communication other than their churches and their cousins.
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Advanced-Dingo9841 Mar 28, 2026 -16
Calm down. We have hit them like 9000 times. They hit us once... and now it is over for the US? Gtfo of here...
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Wise-Music3007 Mar 28, 2026 +9
13 US airbases in the middle east are now 'virtually uninhabitable', that's not once 
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WhatEvenIsLifeThis Mar 28, 2026 +6
You should join tough guy. They could use your bravado on the front line.
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10thousndreflections Mar 28, 2026 +11
If only we knew that Republican presidents started wars under a bed of lies. No, it must be the party that hasn't started a war in 50 years. 
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Both_Razzmatazz893 Mar 28, 2026 +3
This is exactly why we need to de-escalate. More troops in harms way over a regional conflict we should be diplomatically resolving.
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FatFish44 Mar 28, 2026 +5
This is exactly why we should never allow a Republican in office ever again. My throat is getting sore for saying this repeatedly over 30 years.
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WhatEvenIsLifeThis Mar 28, 2026 +2
Next time will be different. We pomise
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Temporary-Truth-8041 Mar 28, 2026 +6
And while we don't even know how many of the troops were injured and or killed, our foolish Führer is having fun in Miami telling the audience they can ask him anything...WTF...He doesn't give a SHIT about the world-wide chaos he has unleashed in his "excursion" into Iran
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Adventurous_Test_296 Mar 28, 2026 +5
So this is what it looks like to be winning against Iran. Why bother negotiating anything? We've won! Right Trump?
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Advanced-Dingo9841 Mar 28, 2026 -19
Dude... we've hit them like 9000 times. They hit us once. Calm down lol
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fungobat Mar 28, 2026 +5
When I read "wounded", that just depresses me. Like, did someone lose a limb? Eyes? F*** this shit.
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hasslefree Mar 28, 2026 +1
'Shattered lives', is what it is. And "lose a limb" is a pretty sanitized expression of what really happens. And, yes..f*** this shit.
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Holden_Coalfield Mar 28, 2026 +1
without modern body armor, and battlefield medicine dynamics, American dead in Afghanistan and Iraq would have been much higher than Viet Nam. The other result is that those in that difference found themselves completely shattered but alive where in previous conflicts they would have died. This minimized public outrage.
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Heisenberg991 Mar 28, 2026 +5
But Trump is in florida getting ready to golf tomorrow. While we all pay sky high gas prices and food prices.
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steveosaurus Mar 28, 2026 +4
that’s a sacrifice israel is willing to make
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Hot_Ambition_6457 Mar 28, 2026 +3
Fellas is it woke to ask for an update on the total war casualties since we started bombing Iran? (Last year i mean)
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The_Reverend_Dr Mar 28, 2026 +3
Trump did that.
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Choice-of-SteinsGate Mar 28, 2026 +3
Captain "Bone Spurs" has never cared about our troops. "Sadly, there will likely be more before it ends. That’s the way it is. Likely be more.” This was Trump's response to service members being killed in action as a consequence of his war of CHOICE. And as the death toll rises, there are big indications that Trump plans to put boots on the ground as he sends more troops to the region and as he demands more funding. What's SAD is that Trump's groveling supporters will continue to implicitly defend him and his needless foreign war. But Trump does not care about the cost, casualties and repercussions of this war outside of how it impacts HIS ratings and unpopularity. That's all this is about. Trump has no sympathy for our troops and their families. He's even insulted our fallen soldiers on multiple occasions. HIS POLICIES HAVE MADE LIFE MORE CHALLENGING FOR VETERANS AT HOME: Let's start with the Trump administration deporting veterans and the massive VA workforce reductions, funding gaps, and operational disruptions that have led to things like cancelled contracts, program slowdowns and delayed delivery of care/claims. Trump and house Republicans also backed a CR that zeroed out funding for the Toxic Exposure Fund (TEF), which covers healthcare costs for troops exposed to toxic substances like burn pits. The VA was one of many agencies hit hard by Trump's layoffs. Employees received this cruel notice: "You have not demonstrated that your further employment at the Agency would be in the public interest." Thousands of veterans/VA staff members lost their jobs. VA layoffs included nurses, doctors, mental health professionals and claims processors; meaning longer wait times for Veterans, significantly reduced outreach, processing backlogs, less access to benefits, and even interruptions in medical screenings. These cuts also put veterans' medical care at risk by interrupting life saving cancer trials; by limiting their access to care, and by ending treatment oversight. Cuts/hiring freezes have also disrupted mental health services for veterans; including lay offs of Crisis Line staff who offer suicide‑prevention resources to them. Trump has also canceled contracts supporting homeless veterans. He ended the mortgage assistance program that helped save tens of thousands of their homes. Then there's his "warrior dividend" check in the amount of $1776. Another obvious publicity gimmick. These funds came from an already‑approved housing allowance supplement for veterans. The money was just redirected and rebranded for political purposes. TRUMP HAS REPEATEDLY DISRESPECTED OUR VETERANS: He referred to veterans killed in action as "suckers" and "losers" and refused to visit a cemetery where American soldiers are buried because it was "filled with losers." He insulted POWs and John Mccain when he said, "I prefer people who weren't captured." He downplayed traumatic brain injuries that dozens of military personnel suffered from in Iraq as a result of his provocations in the Middle East. He minimized the significance of the Medal of Honor. He's repeatedly insulted our distinguished military leaders. Trump's "Department of War" fired high ranking, black and female military officials with illustrious careers, only to replace them with far less qualified (white) loyalists. So much for "merit." His behavior at the Arlington National cemetery during his election campaign was extremely disrespectful. Trump was so desperate for a photo op that him and his staff violated long standing rules meant to honor and respect fallen soldiers and their families. They even got into a physical altercation with cemetery staff, and all for the sake of politicizing a national shrine. Trump doesn't care about veterans. He cares about demonstrating his strength through his unbridled use of themilitary. He cares far more about his ratings than the lives of our soldiers.
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OntarioPaddler Mar 28, 2026 +3
At least one KC-135 completely destroyed based on satellite photos.
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WhatEvenIsLifeThis Mar 28, 2026 +2
Totes worth it for the high gas prices and minor distraction from Trump's pedophilia in the Epstein files.
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RandomThought-er Mar 28, 2026 +1
The pedo president of the usa put his d*** in children. That is shocking as well.
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Basic_Yam_715 Mar 28, 2026 +1
How many troops' deaths and how expensive does gas have to get for republicans to wake the f*** up? Try country over party guys before its too late.
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Mikethebest78 Mar 28, 2026 +2
The administration of no new wars ladies and gentlemen.
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rom_rom57 Mar 28, 2026 +1
“We won this war on day 1”
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Igotdaruns Mar 28, 2026
So the Russians are aiding the Iranians in targeting data and the Us is aiding Ukraine in arms and data.
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Last_Consequence4710 Mar 28, 2026 -2
That sucks. Hopefully the troops come home safe 🇺🇸
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Impressive-Gene-421 Mar 28, 2026 -9
Ok that’s actually fucked if they hit Americans
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RareBid Mar 28, 2026 +3
I don't understand  comments like these about American troops. The US initiated all these wars on foreign lands...so it's ok as long only non-Americans get hit? Geez
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NynNyxNyx Mar 28, 2026 +1
Troops engaged in an illegal war of aggression are kinda fair game.
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