rsemmes
Active Member
Wait, the US was sharing satellite imagery with Ukraine and Russia is... sharing satellite imagery with Iran?
It is amazing how these Special Combat Operations work...
Middle East Defence & Security
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It is amazing how these Special Combat Operations work...
KipPotapych
Well-Known Member
It’s 167.9 now at the same pump (this means one dollar and 67.9 cents per litre of gasoline). In other words, it is now 53% more expensive to drive here than it was before the war (and far from the top, I am sure). We normally import about 50,000 barrels of oil per day from the Saudi Arabia (and about 450,000 more from elsewhere, mostly the US). We export about 4,500,000 barrels every day.
In the meantime:
Iran, in turn:
And Trump still has no clue what to do about Hormuz. Sounds like “we legit prepared for every scenario!”
^ Still begging for help, which he longer needed yesterday:
So much winning and everything is obliterated and gone. Victory is just behind the corner, of course. They just now have to occupy the Kharg and maybe another island or two and that would be the cat’s meow. But also, can’t leave Iran being able to threaten/control Hormuz, though they have no clue what that means and what has to be done, but Mr President is not afraid of Iran becoming another Vietnam, but is just about finished and going to leave, but not yet, but just about:
10D chess. Stupidity is rather astonishing here.
Hoover
Member
Trump is a senile, stupid idiot. He doesn´t understand why his "allies" don´t want to get involved in that shitshow. (sorry for the harsh words)
NATO is a defence treaty. If US will be attacked (like 2001) the members will come. But not if the US is the attacker.
And nobody of is kindergarten is tough enough to tell im that.
NATO is a defence treaty. If US will be attacked (like 2001) the members will come. But not if the US is the attacker.
And nobody of is kindergarten is tough enough to tell im that.
I have even more creative words for Trump, and even more for the „people“ who voted for a 2nd time. Now the gas fields in GCC are getting attacked by Iran… Germany is screwed for the 3rd time in a row.
I would also not be surprised if the US was not informed of the attack on energy infrastructure. Israel is plunging the whole world into an economic crisis. I will never understand why this tiny state is so pampered.
I would also not be surprised if the US was not informed of the attack on energy infrastructure. Israel is plunging the whole world into an economic crisis. I will never understand why this tiny state is so pampered.
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case in point. On a side note, China is probably the most useless „superpower“ as far as geopolitics are concerned. I wish the USSR was there that could have kept this clown show in check.
John Fedup
The Bunker Group
USSR, FFS if that clown show lasted much longer, the geriatric leaders would have started WW3. As for China, they are the new economic superpowr and will stay that away unless they decide to piss away trillions in the sandbox like the USA has.
What benefit would China have if the world economy shatters? Also I don‘t understand why the EU is not taking the threat of high energy prices seriously.
I think this is quite unlikely. Quite the opposite, the presence of two super powers often led both sides to be more careful around the other. That having been said, I think the bigger piece was that the USSR kept selling resources to the west even during many crisis points. Right now "the west" has sanctioned Russia, making those resources not as available, and now the US has engaged in the Middle East, drastically disrupting that supply. It's actually pretty shocking how much relations between Russia and Europe have soured, to the point where Putin recently suggested that Russia may voluntarily stop selling resources to Europe, before even the '27 ban comes in.
KipPotapych
Well-Known Member
Just to note, it is still the same (now) geriatric leaders that were pickled in that environment and that are leading us into the mess we are in today. Which is a big part of the problem. Ironically, there will be a new set of soon to be geriatric leaders that are pickled in present realities that will lead us into the next one. Need a couple of generations worth of die-off without the mess to turn things around and get some fresh faces and perspectives in. Some, of course, would argue that it will never happen regardless of the faces - that is, power competition, etc. In my opinion, probability of the worldwide conflict was lower back in the day when USSR existed than it is today simply due to the existing deterrence beyond mostly useless nukes. Interest of others were considered, which prevented the reckless actions by either party and those actions that did take place imposed significant costs on the said parties.
A mighty cool intercept in Israel: