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Did the Trump Admin Hide Full Damage from Iran Attacks? | Command Post

2026-05-06 News & Politics
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Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling (Ret.) and Ben Parker went live to discuss the Washington Post’s reporting that Iran has hit more U.S. military assets than previously reported, the pause on Trump’s Project Freedom hours after it was announced, and whether Putin had any say about the U.S. withdrawing troops from Germany. For a limited time, listeners can get an exclusive $25 off AuraFrame's best-selling Carver Matframe at https://on.auraframes.com/BULWARKTAKES with code BULWARKTAKES. Read more from the Washington Post exclusive: https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2026/05/06/iran-us-bases-satellite-images/ Read more from Mark's piece on Germany:https://www.thebulwark.com/p/the-last-time-we-reduced-troops-in-europe-war-germany-withdrawal-russia-ukraine-nato-trump-hegseth Read more from Mark's piece on culture at the Pentagon: https://www.thebulwark.com/p/pete-hegseth-change-military-culture-firings-diversity-general-secretary-admiral The Bulwark is going to Southern California! Go to https://thebulwark.com/events to learn more.

Top Comments (10)

@davidellis4084 2026-05-06

You knew as soon as the satellite companies were told not to share imagery from the area that there was much more damage than the US military said there was.

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@DaleYann-l9v 2026-05-06

The contrast in character of General Hertling, and the current administration, demonstrates immediately how wrong the current administration is.

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@guygibson1957 2026-05-06

This is what happens when politicians don't listen to professional military advisors.

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@CatDownUnderTheStars 2026-05-06

We should know about the damage, lying about it doesn't make it go away.

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@annettecanada1329 2026-05-06

I'm so glad that you joined the Bulwark Mark. 😊

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@kobyskrunch1 2026-05-06

google "920 million short oil bet placed before announcement". 100% criminals. trump and his buddies. it unreal.

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@LibraInSeattle 2026-05-06

I appreciate hearing from Lieutenant General Mark Hertling. He’s a great addition to the Bulwark. Thank you, sir. My 89 yr old Dad is retired Naval Intelligence. He worked at the Department of Defense for years. He’s been retired for a long time, but he’s still very sharp and has been following this conflict closely. He’s been saying that he doesn’t believe that we have come out of this without more damage to our equipment, and he believes that there’s been more loss of life than has been reported. In other words, we are not getting the whole story from the Pentagon.

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@joestratton3981 2026-05-06

That's what the soldiers that were there have been saying! They got destroyed!

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@CatDownUnderTheStars 2026-05-06

Dude, there were no nuclear weapons, so direct or not, we have no business attacking them.

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@otterpop72 2026-05-06

We don't have to worry about people leaking classified info; tRump does it during his brainless brag-fests

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