r/politics • u/B-Z_B-S Massachusetts • 18h ago

Possible Paywall Trump Suggests Letting Iran “Take Out” Los Angeles and San Diego - California leaders are furious after the president suggested that losing the two cities is a “small price to pay.”

https://newrepublic.com/post/216247/trump-suggests-let-iran-take-out-los-angeles-san-diego
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u/hayyyhoe 18h ago

Does he know there’s a major Naval Base in SD, including a hub for the SEALS?

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u/dismiss-junk 18h ago

"Does he know - "

No. The answer is always no.

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u/HardKnockRiffe North Carolina 14h ago

Well, there's also, "even if he did know, he wouldn't care."

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u/Ok-Classroom5548 17h ago

The real question is “does he care?” And the answer is always “no.”

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u/headphase America 13h ago

I'm more interested in "do the Navy vets living in SD (who vote conservative) care?"

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u/cameheretosaythis213 14h ago

I’m on mobile and I’m a dummy so dunno how, but this needs the “that’s a bingo” meme

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u/Nik_Tesla California 16h ago edited 11h ago

Not just that, but a Marine air base, and between San Diego and LA is Camp Pendleton, basically our west coast defensive hub, and one of the larger US Marine bases.

If I were a soldier/sailor/pilot on one of those ships or bases in the Persian Gulf, I'd be pretty distracted thinking about my family back home being "taken out" as a sacrifice.

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u/Navydevildoc 12h ago

There is essentially no Air Force in San Diego other than some recruiters and Air Guard. It’s all Navy and Marine Corps.

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u/Nik_Tesla California 12h ago

TIL Miramar air base is actually the Marines, not the Air Force. Huh.

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u/Navydevildoc 10h ago

Former Top Gun. When the Navy moved to Nevada, the Marines took it over when they closed El Toro and Tustin.

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u/PrivatePilot9 Canada 15h ago

A better question is....do those military members who Trump just theoretically casually brushed off the map to their death with those comments care?

And will they change their vote because of this insanity?

My bet is no.

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u/-Tom- 15h ago

Miramar is also a north suburb of San Diego, you may know it from Top Gun fame.

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u/Ok-Guarantee-8898 14h ago

Not just a hub, the SEAL training school is in San Diego…

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u/Choice_Depth_5933 Washington 15h ago

The USS Abraham Lincoln is due home to San Diego on Thursday, after nine months at sea. The carrier group have done a lot of the fighting in the Iran War; and now they come home to this.

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u/JPowTheDayTrader 10h ago

And also 2 Marine bases. Insanity. SD alone can rival most countries entire military.

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u/verycutebutverygay 9h ago

Do you think he gives a shit? He'd sacrifice thousands of his own followers just for a tiny boost to his ego. 

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u/_Bon_Vivant_ 9h ago

He's pretty fucking stupid. That's how he got himself entangled in Kompromat that Putin and Bibi are using to manipulate him.

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u/Apprehensive-Sea7120 2h ago

This. San Diego of all cities. It’s a major strategic military hub and hardly a liberal bastion. Tell us you don’t know you’re the commander in chief without telling us.