Factually, no, but it, and the headline, infers that the US is being it’s usual uptight self. There’s plenty of stuff to complain about without the spin.

The reason it’s confusing is the headline.

• Soldiers ordered through third-parties because Bahrain law does not allow adult products
• US navy intercepted during inspection, and wrote a letter to the sender informing them of what was occurring

So many things going wrong these days, but this one is spin.

US wrote the letter, but it’s Bahrain law. The headline is a bit of a stretch.

This story is a stretch.

pornographic material, including sex toys, handcuffs and nudity magazines, are in “strict violation” of Bahrain law.

It has nothing to do with the US, other than Naval Command wrote the letter informing them that another country doesn’t allow it.

Perfect article for this community. Begins with:

In an action that reads like a story from The Onion

This headline doesn’t seem to match the article content at all. He never says that. He makes a statement about how people are interpreting AI as filling a “God shaped hole”, but that’s as close at it gets.