USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN LEAVING FOR PORT USS GEORGE WASHINGTON TO DEPLOY AMID SUPPLY MECHANICAL FALIURES USN DESTROYER ADRIFT JULY 24-28th in S CHINA SEA WITHOUT POWER UNHINGED: TRUMP THREATENS TO BOMB ALLY OMAN AMID STALLED NEGOTIATIONS
[AUGUST 17, 2026 (11:00 AM PDT)]
Several stories continue to dominate the news cycle the last few days, critical thinkers,
First, we have further photo evidence and emails from navy sailors aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72.)
Second, further evidence regarding the draining of the strategic petroleum reserve [SPR].
CNBC: SPR CAVERNS FACE PERMANENT DAMAGE HISTORICALLY LOW LEVELS
Third, we now have another story concerning a damaged USN Destroyer, USS Benfold, adrift for 4-days in the South China Sea.

The USS Benfold sails in the South China Sea, July 23, 2026, a day before a generator problem left the guided-missile destroyer drfting without power, the Navy said. (Andrew Novak/U.S. Navy)
STARS AND STRIPES:
POWER OUTAGE AFFECTED SHIP'S WATER A/C TOILETS GALLEY SERVICE
. . . and now this:
TRUMP: IF OMAN GETS IN THE WAY WE'LL BOMB THE SH*T OUT OF THEM
That’s because Trump, a president who once warned repeatedly about the dangers of presidents failing to follow through on their threats, has made lots of empty ones in recent months.
Indeed, Trump seems to have embraced a policy in the Iran war centered on firing off threats that he doesn’t seem terribly inclined to enforce — if he ever actually meant them.
I do not know what is up with the spacing, but I will leave you with this:
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