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the facilities are big, and owned by Aramco, a $1 trillion state-owned company. their IPO events began at the Dubai Ritz just yesterday. i would assume this att
by kmlx 7y ago
the facilities are big, and owned by Aramco, a $1 trillion state-owned company. their IPO events began at the Dubai Ritz just yesterday. i would assume this attack is not a coincidence.
- lifeisstillgood 7y agoI think that is very likely. It's hard to see how the Saudis would give in to such threats directly but there must be a calculation here - can they force the Saudis to the negotiating table with this new capability or can the US supply a missile defence system capable of stopping this? I suspect that forcing both sides to the table would be the RoW's preference? What a time to be Trumps new incoming National Security Advisor - busy morning !
- baybal2 7y agoNo conventional long range AA can shot down small drones flying low and slow. Short range air defence can, but as its name suggests, it's short ranged.
- JohnJamesRambo 7y agoShorters using extreme tactics now.
- phkahler 7y agoOr someone wanting to get in cheap. Or... or... we may never know who or why. There too much money an politics around this.
- benj111 7y agoThe geopolitical implications of this could put up the prices of oil more than the cost of the damage. This could actually be a net benefit for Aramco. The shorters would be better off investing in Tesla and encouraging EVs.