Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has fired a general whose agency’s initial intelligence assessment of U.S. damage to Iran nuclear sites angered President Donald Trump.

Archived version: https://archive.is/20250822194052/https://apnews.com/article/pentagon-dia-iran-intelligence-trump-kruse-5cb1fb89b8f12c3b517f139f6d840b48


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  • FancyPantsFIRE@lemmy.world
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    8 days ago

    Firing anyone giving bad news is a sure fire way to make sure we only hear good news. I expect a retroactive report that confirms that Iran was in fact completely wiped out and no longer exists.

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      I saw someone write a thing about how that aspect puts him as more of a stalin dictator than hitler. Executed so many people for delivering truthful bad news that any grasp on a situation was out of reach.

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      I saw someone write a thing about how that aspect puts him as more of a stalin dictator than hitler. Executed so many people for delivering truthful bad news that any grasp on a situation was out of reach.

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    8 days ago

    I never imagined seeing South Park as a legitimate news source, but every day it seems like they’re right. He actually has a micropenis.