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I suppose if getting bombed by the US, no deal, and more oil exports from the US in history, means 'in control of the war'
by jazz9k 3mo ago
I suppose if getting bombed by the US, no deal, and more oil exports from the US in history, means 'in control of the war'
- dotcoma 3mo agoThey can certainly endure it until November. Can Trump?
- 0cf8612b2e1e 3mo agoPrior to the temporary blockade cessation, oil execs were saying we could hit tank/operational bottoms in mid/late July. The reprieve has probably pushed that out a few weeks, but oil supply will vanish before November.
- dotcoma 3mo agoAnd Trump would badly lose the mid-term elections.
- enragebait 3mo agoExports from the US is not a win. It’s like looting our piggybank to subsidize the deficit.
- tim-tday 3mo agoBombing them won’t open the strait of Hormuz which is what trump needs. It’s a classic asymmetrical warfare situation. It takes minimal command infrastructure to keep it closed. (Iran has already been decapitated) He very much wants to open it and they can demand anything they want.