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32. Not "ironic"

Tue Mar 3, 2026, 08:35 PM

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if he wants more government contracts since he is now competing full on with Bezos and his Blue Origin and was willing to put SpaceX's assets on the line to bolster his own xAI and Grok.

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US considering military support for Middle East oil and gas supplies [View all] BumRushDaShow 13 hrs ago OP

Bet ya the oil Traildogbob 13 hrs ago #1

Crazy! ruet 13 hrs ago #2

China... Justice matters. 6 hrs ago #38

So, we are going to endanger US lives Miguelito Loveless 13 hrs ago #3

Yeah... who will want to risk their life working on those tankers? nt Justice matters. 6 hrs ago #39

So how about calling the whole goddamn thing off Klarkashton 13 hrs ago #4

Snip from BBC nitpicked 13 hrs ago #5

They can't get Americans out but guard the oil. Srkdqltr 9 hrs ago #26

Seems like a sensible consideration to me, help tamper down the oil market jitters EX500rider 13 hrs ago #6

There are too many tankers and cargo ships stuck in the Strait right now BumRushDaShow 13 hrs ago #8

Might be other navies will to help with that, their economies depend on it EX500rider 13 hrs ago #10

There are a bunch of countries who have been against our actions against Iran BumRushDaShow 13 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 10 hrs ago #20

China has already been obfuscating their ships to get what they need BumRushDaShow 10 hrs ago #21

FUCK yes....what an absolute clown show, ran by the head clown himself democratsruletheday 8 hrs ago #29

I keep seeing images of the maritime situation at the moment BumRushDaShow 8 hrs ago #31

It is not sensible sarisataka 13 hrs ago #11

"the Iranians could overwhelm a ship with a swarm attack" - EXACTLY!!!!!!!! BumRushDaShow 12 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 10 hrs ago #22

Recall how difficult it was to find Hussein's SCUD launchers sarisataka 9 hrs ago #23

Both aerial surveillance & the kill chain speed are vastly different now then in 1991 though EX500rider 6 hrs ago #35

Don't forget the people who 45 keeps claiming were "obliterated" (the Houthis) BumRushDaShow 9 hrs ago #28

Yeah but they get all their weapons from Iran who I doubt has any to spare now EX500rider 6 hrs ago #34

Oil immediately crashed nitpicked 13 hrs ago #13

It's generally been trading in the $70 - $75 range for the past week BumRushDaShow 12 hrs ago #18

What about oil in the Gulf of Tonkin? Is the USS Maine available? underpants 13 hrs ago #7

We did the same thing during the Tanker War phase sarisataka 13 hrs ago #9

But there is ANOTHER HUGE DIFFERENCE BumRushDaShow 13 hrs ago #12

little child rapist Whip-poor-will 13 hrs ago #14

Socialize the costs, privatize the profits Brother Buzz 13 hrs ago #16

What better time to start moving away from oil all together? OC375 12 hrs ago #19

GOP Grand Oil Party Emile 9 hrs ago #24

Ground troops were deployed to Vietnam merely to protect the airfields, don't forget Prairie Gates 9 hrs ago #25

We've entered the " Way Back Machine for Wars " .....we're re-living Bread and Circuses 9 hrs ago #27

"Why not ask Muskrat to kick in a couple hundred million." Polybius 8 hrs ago #30

Not "ironic" BumRushDaShow 8 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 6 hrs ago #36

but FUCK YOU if you want affordable health insurance Skittles 8 hrs ago #33

Yes. Where's the $$ for this? And was it part of the "plan?" Grins 6 hrs ago #37

Probably just occurred to Trump that midterms might not Jarqui 4 hrs ago #40

Happened on this youtube video... NowsTheTime 2 hrs ago #41