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6. Seems like a sensible consideration to me, help tamper down the oil market jitters

Tue Mar 3, 2026, 03:23 PM

21 hrs ago

Maybe offer to release some of the strategic oil reserve also to help drive down prices.
The US has done both things before in the past.

See Tanker Wars 1981-1988 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanker_war
Due to the threat to global oil supplies and freedom of navigation, the U.S. Navy escorted re-flagged Kuwaiti tankers, leading to direct engagements with Iranian forces.

And keeping the price of oil down hurts Russia so double good.

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US considering military support for Middle East oil and gas supplies [View all] BumRushDaShow 22 hrs ago OP

Bet ya the oil Traildogbob 22 hrs ago #1

Crazy! ruet 22 hrs ago #2

China... Justice matters. 14 hrs ago #38

So, we are going to endanger US lives Miguelito Loveless 21 hrs ago #3

Yeah... who will want to risk their life working on those tankers? nt Justice matters. 14 hrs ago #39

So how about calling the whole goddamn thing off Klarkashton 21 hrs ago #4

Snip from BBC nitpicked 21 hrs ago #5

They can't get Americans out but guard the oil. Srkdqltr 17 hrs ago #26

Seems like a sensible consideration to me, help tamper down the oil market jitters EX500rider 21 hrs ago #6

There are too many tankers and cargo ships stuck in the Strait right now BumRushDaShow 21 hrs ago #8

Might be other navies will to help with that, their economies depend on it EX500rider 21 hrs ago #10

There are a bunch of countries who have been against our actions against Iran BumRushDaShow 21 hrs ago #15

How willing they are or not will change if they run out of oil due to the Iranians stopping tanker traffic EX500rider 18 hrs ago #20

China has already been obfuscating their ships to get what they need BumRushDaShow 18 hrs ago #21

FUCK yes....what an absolute clown show, ran by the head clown himself democratsruletheday 17 hrs ago #29

I keep seeing images of the maritime situation at the moment BumRushDaShow 16 hrs ago #31

It is not sensible sarisataka 21 hrs ago #11

"the Iranians could overwhelm a ship with a swarm attack" - EXACTLY!!!!!!!! BumRushDaShow 21 hrs ago #17

Once the Iranian's lose total air control Predators overhead firing on any anti-vessel activity will slow that down fast EX500rider 18 hrs ago #22

Recall how difficult it was to find Hussein's SCUD launchers sarisataka 18 hrs ago #23

Both aerial surveillance & the kill chain speed are vastly different now then in 1991 though EX500rider 15 hrs ago #35

Don't forget the people who 45 keeps claiming were "obliterated" (the Houthis) BumRushDaShow 17 hrs ago #28

Yeah but they get all their weapons from Iran who I doubt has any to spare now EX500rider 15 hrs ago #34

Remember who has helped Iran ramp up production BumRushDaShow 6 hrs ago #42

I doubt the Russians have any to spare for the houthis either EX500rider 3 hrs ago #44

They have their own production that can be distributed BumRushDaShow 3 hrs ago #45

Oil immediately crashed nitpicked 21 hrs ago #13

It's generally been trading in the $70 - $75 range for the past week BumRushDaShow 21 hrs ago #18

What about oil in the Gulf of Tonkin? Is the USS Maine available? underpants 21 hrs ago #7

We did the same thing during the Tanker War phase sarisataka 21 hrs ago #9

But there is ANOTHER HUGE DIFFERENCE BumRushDaShow 21 hrs ago #12

little child rapist Whip-poor-will 21 hrs ago #14

Socialize the costs, privatize the profits Brother Buzz 21 hrs ago #16

What better time to start moving away from oil all together? OC375 21 hrs ago #19

In less than 200 years,oilmen have created a colossal mess delisen 3 hrs ago #46

GOP Grand Oil Party Emile 18 hrs ago #24

Ground troops were deployed to Vietnam merely to protect the airfields, don't forget Prairie Gates 18 hrs ago #25

We've entered the " Way Back Machine for Wars " .....we're re-living Bread and Circuses 17 hrs ago #27

"Why not ask Muskrat to kick in a couple hundred million." Polybius 16 hrs ago #30

Not "ironic" BumRushDaShow 16 hrs ago #32

I get what you're saying, but I don't want and EV head to be forced to pay specifically for oil Polybius 14 hrs ago #36

It might not just be "for oil" either BumRushDaShow 6 hrs ago #43

but FUCK YOU if you want affordable health insurance Skittles 16 hrs ago #33

Yes. Where's the $$ for this? And was it part of the "plan?" Grins 14 hrs ago #37

Probably just occurred to Trump that midterms might not Jarqui 13 hrs ago #40

Happened on this youtube video... NowsTheTime 10 hrs ago #41