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WaPo: Pentagon undercounted Iran war deaths; Hegseth calls report "a complete lie"Social media erupts with cover-up accusations against Trump administration
2 Sep 18 3:08 PM · 5d ago · 1 article · 12 posts · 83 comments · 5 sources · development 2 of 5
Political accounts and individual users amplified the report as evidence the administration concealed war casualties, framing it as a broader credibility issue for Trump and Hegseth.
“🚨 MAJOR BREAKING: The Trump regime has been lying about the full number of U.S. service member deaths in Trump's Iran War, six U.S. officials tell The Washington Post.”
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Pete Hegseth U.S. Secretary of Defense
Donald Trump U.S. PresidentThe Washington Post Reporting outletSix unnamed U.S. officials Sources for the report
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3 outlets US troop deaths in Iran war exceed Pentagon count by at least four, Washington Post reports
first by Middle East Eye, 5d ago · also Al-Monitor, Reuters
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🚨 MAJOR BREAKING: The Trump regime has been lying about the full number of U.S. service member deaths in Trump’s Iran War, six U.S. officials tell The Washington Post.
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WASH POST: "More U.S. Troops Have Died Amid (Trump's Pointless) Iran War Than Pentagon Has Disclosed"
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More American # servicemembers have died in the # MiddleEast during the ongoing # Iran # war than # Pentagon has disclosed publicly, according to six U.S. officials familiar with the # Dod internal # casualty accounting data. 5 of the officials said there have been at least 22 military fatalities — 4 more than what appears in the Pentagon’s public…
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“.. officials said there have been at least 22 military fatalities — four more than what appears in the Pentagon’s public database ..” @washingtonpost.com
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Pentagon Casualty Database May Understate Iran War Deaths Six U.S. officials say at least 22 service members have died amid the Iran war—four more than the Pentagon’s public database lists. The discrepancy matters because accurate death records affect public accountability and survivors’ benefits. The Pentagon declined to address questions, while…
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Also keep in mind that civilian military contractor casualties are never reported. They are embedded with our soldiers. Check out military contractor deaths for other wars. The numbers will astound you. ☮️
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Oh so this is why he decided to block and MSNBC and CNN from entering the White House. Distraction from this fucking lie. No doubt they came out at the same time. Fuck face.
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Military dad here - there’s a paywall. Does it say how many? My head is going to explode.
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Seriously though. I never imagined they’d be honest. Didn’t even cross my mind.
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Fuck Pete, Donnie and the rest of the MAGA crowd. All Veterans, vote out the crazy MAGA assholes in the Senate and Congress. Stop him from killing more American Soldiers. The Iranian “War” should end.
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Our medical ability has advanced so far that even the extremely injured can be kept alive. Many will have very limited capabilities for whatever lifespan they will experience.
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😢😢😢. The disrespect and callousness shown to our troops is beyond belief.
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If we don’t imprison them all, at the barest of minimums, we will never regain our standing in the world. We cannot be trusted
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And they can’t get death benefits because kegseth wont declare it a war.
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Disgusting but not surprising. Liars lie.
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NEW via @washingtonpost.com: "More US troops have died amid #Iran war than Pentagon has disclosed publicly"
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Disgusting, why the hell would anyone want to serve this disrespectful POTUS his regime of incompetence.
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Of course he's lying. He doesn't care about service members or their families. Neither does Hegseth.
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But did they die OF the Iran war or WITH the Iran war?
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Counting is difficult for republicans. They believe a 600% decrease is a real thing.
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They have no respect for any of us. Greedy, self-serving, lying, a$$holes.
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A trick the Trump admin learned from their mentor Putin? Russians have no idea how many of their children are dying in Ukraine, either.
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Cool another terrible story that will result in absolutely nothing changing
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I think we all have known the "18" was a lie, and the truth is being hidden. Nice to see the media is catching up. Can we check on the soldiers on the carriers who have been deployed well beyond their limits? Seems awfully likely that we heard about 'attempts' because at least one was successful.
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