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In reply to the discussion: US considering military support for Middle East oil and gas supplies [View all]BumRushDaShow
(168,392 posts)42. Remember who has helped Iran ramp up production
and who has now started producing their own based on those designs.
You know who they are because they are battling Ukraine at the moment.
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US considering military support for Middle East oil and gas supplies [View all]
BumRushDaShow
Yesterday
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Yeah... who will want to risk their life working on those tankers? nt
Justice matters.
19 hrs ago
#39
Seems like a sensible consideration to me, help tamper down the oil market jitters
EX500rider
Yesterday
#6
There are a bunch of countries who have been against our actions against Iran
BumRushDaShow
Yesterday
#15
How willing they are or not will change if they run out of oil due to the Iranians stopping tanker traffic
EX500rider
23 hrs ago
#20
FUCK yes....what an absolute clown show, ran by the head clown himself
democratsruletheday
21 hrs ago
#29
"the Iranians could overwhelm a ship with a swarm attack" - EXACTLY!!!!!!!!
BumRushDaShow
Yesterday
#17
Once the Iranian's lose total air control Predators overhead firing on any anti-vessel activity will slow that down fast
EX500rider
23 hrs ago
#22
Both aerial surveillance & the kill chain speed are vastly different now then in 1991 though
EX500rider
20 hrs ago
#35
Don't forget the people who 45 keeps claiming were "obliterated" (the Houthis)
BumRushDaShow
22 hrs ago
#28
Yeah but they get all their weapons from Iran who I doubt has any to spare now
EX500rider
20 hrs ago
#34
Not a chance, Egypt is losing billions a year due to Houthi strikes on vessels
EX500rider
3 hrs ago
#49
No sane Egyptian is helping by smuggling anti-ship assets across Egypt for Russia
EX500rider
2 hrs ago
#51
Ground troops were deployed to Vietnam merely to protect the airfields, don't forget
Prairie Gates
22 hrs ago
#25
We've entered the " Way Back Machine for Wars " .....we're re-living
Bread and Circuses
22 hrs ago
#27
I get what you're saying, but I don't want and EV head to be forced to pay specifically for oil
Polybius
19 hrs ago
#36