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Glad to see Iran has us right where they want us.


Just like their narrative that they drove us from Iraq.

re: Iranian Oil Exports by tanker truck

Posted by BobBoucher on 10/4/26 at 12:22 pm to
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Seems like they would use rail.


Rail bridges near borders should have been destroyed when the blockade was enacted.

Then do bridges near major border crossing to stop trucks shipping military gear from China.


Seems like basic stuff only requiring a few tomahawks. This half-assed strategy is the only reason the IRGC is still able to remain propped up.
Parents need to talk to their children and teach them the way the world works. Otherwise all they have is the lens of the teacher.
Earners and burners.

Takers and makers.

One built this country. The other seeks to milk it and destroy it.
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He is making a diplomatic visit on our soil. Did you expect him to shite on us or something?


It must suck having TDS so bad that you can’t even give your country any credit.
Didn’t hey give up like 450 yards last week?

Yeah - if we force punts and get keep their defense on the field - this shouldn’t be close in the second half.
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China has lost the free and heavily discounted oil from Venezuela and Iran


Been saying this on here for a while. It’s a fundamental shift in power as a result of energy.

The challenge is China doesn’t have to worry about mid terms and elections. They can just plow forward on whatever their long term strategy dictates.

Politically they can outlast us and use our own media to their advantage to influence decisions that benefit them.
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The Iranian's say that they aren't at war with Saudi Arabia..


Iran is using Houthis to drive up oil prices by attacking their pipelines and attempting to control Bab el Mamdeb.

Houthis say they don’t want trouble with US. Iran says they have nothing to do with it.

All BS. It’s part of IRGC strategy. It’s the only leverage they have.
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The high prices and war are going to lose him the midterms


You’re probably right. But blame Americans for a lack of critical thinking skills.

Overturning Venezuela and Iran away from Russia and China and eliminating Middle East terror without a major (ground invasion) war would be a political achievement not seen in recent times.
There’s a disconnect between the cost of living and fundamentally changing the balance of world power.

Trump is trying to manage both in a way that doesn’t cost lives. It’s a longer more economically painful strategy.

I’m not thrilled with high prices. But we've already taken Venezuelas oil away from Russia and China. If Iran falls to a western aligned government, the middle east and overall balance of world power has fundamentally changed for a generation in our favor.

That’s the long game.
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There is no political capital for that so here we are. Iran has no incentive to deal with Trump before midterms.


They won’t survive the status quo with out substantial support from Russia or China. Iraq has closed that border.

If the US uses diplomatic pressure to close the others or takes out border crossings with a Tomahawk, they are totally isolated from support.


Time is on our side here. Not theirs.
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We have the chance to replace the current fanatical Islamic regime with another fanatical Islamic regime.


We know it can’t get worse. If another fanatical regime takes its place, we just keep economic pressure in place. They still can’t pay their people or proxies.

There are pro-western elements in the mix. Don’t discount momentum building there.
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Based on what metric?


The regime is on the verge of economic collapse. They can’t pay their people. They can’t fund their proxies and export terror. Groups are striking and beginning to rise up. A life line effectively reverses all of it.

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They weren't going to cross the Atlantic ocean and attack the United States


They don’t have to. Their goal is to control the west and our economy by controlling energy in the ME. They would rebuild their proxies while strengthening Russia and China via exports.

Irans and their proxies are responsible for more US soldier deaths than any other country in recent history and it’s not even close. We have the chance to finish them.

We should. Conceding at this point pretty much makes everything of the last 8 months void.
This is disappointing. A deal should be off the table by now. Nothing but regime collapse should be the goal. We’re already over half way there.

No life lines. Finish it.
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I fully expect the Basij eventually turns on the IRGC.


If they are hardline and firing on merchant ships, they aren’t a partner. All we can hope for is they destroy each other and something else emerges.
If they can establish a strong hold we could drop some comms equipment and aid and potentially air support.

Tho that’s risky with the manpads from China.

Maybe long range stuff could help if IRGC begins to mobilize in detectable volumes.
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Well, Biden was in charge of the doj at that point. Of course they didn't act.


We’re 18 Mo in to Trumps DOJ. We should have perp walks by now and looking at trial dates.

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praying to allah the democrats will deliver for the muslim terrorists.


It wouldn’t surprise me if some Dems were encouraging Iran to push back to harm Trump - through back channels or whatnot.
People are addicted to the idea of free shite and entitlement.

They lack the critical thinking skills to recognize the promises are impossible to deliver.