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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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[–] Yawweee877h444@lemmy.world 191 points 1 day ago (5 children)

God I hate Republicans.

Trump is absolute garbage on every single scale and stat, but it's the republican voters who got us here. Fuck every republican voter.

[–] WizardofFrobozz@lemmy.ca 1 points 34 minutes ago

If they feel safe leaving their homes, you’ve failed.

[–] selokichtli@lemmy.ml 3 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago)

It's really Democrats and independents who got you there. Unconvinced ones, though. Republicans did what they do, just enough Democrats and independents stayed at home.

[–] brachiosaurus@mander.xyz 5 points 16 hours ago

What got us here is the same two parties cycling in power for a century. If you believe war is red fault alone and that voting blue will change anything, you are part of the problem.

[–] BrainInABox@lemmy.ml 12 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Let's not pretend that the Democrats wouldn't also side with Israel

[–] Akasazh@feddit.nl 11 points 1 day ago* (last edited 23 hours ago) (1 children)

Not if the democrats keep electing the same type of candidate. The trouble began when they shoehorned in Hilary, would Bernie have ran in 2016 the world would be a better place.

[–] BrainInABox@lemmy.ml 2 points 23 hours ago (1 children)
[–] Akasazh@feddit.nl 2 points 23 hours ago (1 children)
[–] BrainInABox@lemmy.ml 2 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

Ah ok. Lol, for a moment I thought you might have meant Jessie Ventura

[–] Akasazh@feddit.nl 4 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

Lol. Whilst that would not have solved many problems. In retrospect I would've preferred that timeline.

[–] BrainInABox@lemmy.ml 1 points 19 hours ago

Yeah, would still probably be an improvement on this one.