Iran seizes another oil tanker in Strait of Hormuz

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You remember BlueLancer posting it.

[wastoute]

But I do remember reading it and suggesting that if we didn’t nuke AlQueda in Afghanistan we really owed the Japs an apology.

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It perfectly captured the mood. That’s why it’s still on my homepage.

I paraphrased Adm Halsey, “When we’re through with them, the koran will only be read in hell, where it came from.”

[Mariner]

Kharg is not shipping oil. Or, very little of it.

Iran’s international oil deliveries are down by at least 90% due to sanctions.

No need to blow up Kharg. Even if the video would be fun.

[Mariner]

“But with this, they’re clearly trying to provoke a reaction, almost as if somebody is telling them “We’ve got your back.” Somebody as in John Kerry, perhaps?”

Nah.

When the US decides on decisive military action, nobody offers to protect the target. They just talk about how unwise it is.

Iran is desperate. They know their regime will not survive another year under these sanctions. They are upping the ante in the hope it scares everyone off.

Because a 50-50 chance is better than no chance at all.

[SuperLuminal]

"German guy completes fueling your aircraft.
Rich Saudi hands you your flight gloves.
Israeli guy doubles-over, trying to stifle a laugh.

IMHO, that resembles something from Socrates or Confucius...

Lessons heard and/or read but never learned...

[Eurotwit]

In the last few years we have learned they really weren’t the huge enemy we thought they were -—

Who then were?

“are we the baddies?”

[frank ballenger]

Let’s not forget Iran’s proxy Hezbollah killing 240 Marines. We still haven’t collected on that debt.

Yes. I trust that they are in Heaven.

The destination of the Iranians will require light clothing and burn ointment.

[MadMax, the Grinning Reaper]

Why aren’t these ships under an unified military allied escort policy?

[wastoute]

We have been seriously misled repeatedly. We know that.

[Eurotwit]

Who misled us?

And, why?