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Started by Jacob, February 16, 2025, 02:00:06 PM

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crazy canuck

Quote from: Zanza on Today at 01:58:39 AMThe United States has temporarily lifted sanctions on selling oil from ... Iran.  :lol:

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The Minsky Moment

Quote from: Zanza on Today at 01:58:39 AMThe United States has temporarily lifted sanctions on selling oil from ... Iran.  :lol:

As absurd as it is, it signals that Trump is finally beginning to comprehend that market pricing can't be directed by tweet. The only way to get pricing down short term is increase short term supplies to the world, whatever the source.
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Jacob

At least until his next nap

viper37

Canada, UK, France, Germany are willing to participate in reopening the Strait of Hormuz and if NATO is asked to help with the defense of Gulf States, it will listen.
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Valmy

Quote from: viper37 on Today at 02:06:01 PMCanada, UK, France, Germany are willing to participate in reopening the Strait of Hormuz and if NATO is asked to help with the defense of Gulf States, it will listen.

Oh what a bunch of obedient little vassal states.

Bend over morons, you guys are about to get fucked.
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mongers

I can see Iran attempting to launching missiles at RAF Fairford within the next few days.
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The Minsky Moment

The statement is a masterpiece of careful legalistic hedging:

QuoteWe express our readiness to contribute to appropriate efforts to ensure safe passage through the Strait. We welcome the commitment of nations who are engaging in preparatory planning.

We have, accordingly, always had plenty of excellent lawyers, though we often had to do without even tolerable administrators, and seen destined to endure the inconvenience of hereafter doing without any constructive statesmen at all.
--Woodrow Wilson

mongers

Quote from: The Minsky Moment on Today at 02:24:46 PMThe statement is a masterpiece of careful legalistic hedging:

QuoteWe express our readiness to contribute to appropriate efforts to ensure safe passage through the Strait. We welcome the commitment of nations who are engaging in preparatory planning.



So more like a response in a dispute about gardening boundaries involving Lylandii trees?
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