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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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[–] [email protected] 41 points 2 days ago (21 children)

This would have to be the most unpopular war in US history and yet I think everyone Trump has surrounded himself with is telling him to do it.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 days ago (8 children)

This might sound insane but every single wartime president has gotten a huge boost to their approval ratings due to media networks circulating pure propaganda nonstop. Even NPR will start doing positive coverage.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Bingo. Plus if it drags on, he can attempt to stay in power because there's a war.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago

That's basically Bibi's strategy. :(

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