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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 Yesterday OP

Bet ya the oil Traildogbob Yesterday #1

Crazy! ruet Yesterday #2

China... Justice matters. 17 hrs ago #38

So, we are going to endanger US lives Miguelito Loveless Yesterday #3

Yeah... who will want to risk their life working on those tankers? nt Justice matters. 17 hrs ago #39

So how about calling the whole goddamn thing off Klarkashton Yesterday #4

Snip from BBC nitpicked Yesterday #5

They can't get Americans out but guard the oil. Srkdqltr 20 hrs ago #26

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

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

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

There are a bunch of countries who have been against our actions against Iran BumRushDaShow 23 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 21 hrs ago #20

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

FUCK yes....what an absolute clown show, ran by the head clown himself democratsruletheday 19 hrs ago #29

I keep seeing images of the maritime situation at the moment BumRushDaShow 19 hrs ago #31

It is not sensible sarisataka Yesterday #11

"the Iranians could overwhelm a ship with a swarm attack" - EXACTLY!!!!!!!! BumRushDaShow 23 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 21 hrs ago #22

Recall how difficult it was to find Hussein's SCUD launchers sarisataka 20 hrs ago #23

Both aerial surveillance & the kill chain speed are vastly different now then in 1991 though EX500rider 17 hrs ago #35

Don't forget the people who 45 keeps claiming were "obliterated" (the Houthis) BumRushDaShow 20 hrs ago #28

Yeah but they get all their weapons from Iran who I doubt has any to spare now EX500rider 17 hrs ago #34

Remember who has helped Iran ramp up production BumRushDaShow 9 hrs ago #42

I doubt the Russians have any to spare for the houthis either EX500rider 6 hrs ago #44

They have their own production that can be distributed BumRushDaShow 6 hrs ago #45

Yes the Russians have their own production facility for Shahed drones EX500rider 1 hr ago #47

They don't necessarily need them all for Ukraine BumRushDaShow 58 min ago #48

Not a chance, Egypt is losing billions a year due to Houthi strikes on vessels EX500rider 51 min ago #49

I'm not necessarily talking about Egypt BumRushDaShow 31 min ago #50

No sane Egyptian is helping by smuggling anti-ship assets across Egypt for Russia EX500rider 26 min ago #51

Stop fixating on "Egypt" BumRushDaShow 5 min ago #54

Oil immediately crashed nitpicked Yesterday #13

It's generally been trading in the $70 - $75 range for the past week BumRushDaShow 23 hrs ago #18

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

We did the same thing during the Tanker War phase sarisataka Yesterday #9

But there is ANOTHER HUGE DIFFERENCE BumRushDaShow Yesterday #12

We never said we would guarantee the money part before questionseverything 7 min ago #53

little child rapist Whip-poor-will Yesterday #14

Socialize the costs, privatize the profits Brother Buzz 23 hrs ago #16

What better time to start moving away from oil all together? OC375 23 hrs ago #19

In less than 200 years,oilmen have created a colossal mess delisen 6 hrs ago #46

GOP Grand Oil Party Emile 20 hrs ago #24

Ground troops were deployed to Vietnam merely to protect the airfields, don't forget Prairie Gates 20 hrs ago #25

We've entered the " Way Back Machine for Wars " .....we're re-living Bread and Circuses 20 hrs ago #27

"Why not ask Muskrat to kick in a couple hundred million." Polybius 19 hrs ago #30

Not "ironic" BumRushDaShow 19 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 17 hrs ago #36

It might not just be "for oil" either BumRushDaShow 8 hrs ago #43

but FUCK YOU if you want affordable health insurance Skittles 19 hrs ago #33

Yes. Where's the $$ for this? And was it part of the "plan?" Grins 17 hrs ago #37

Probably just occurred to Trump that midterms might not Jarqui 15 hrs ago #40

Gas was up to $5.49 a gallon yesterday CountAllVotes 25 min ago #52

Happened on this youtube video... NowsTheTime 13 hrs ago #41