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Elephants and Jackasses...

Discussion in 'Permanent Threads' started by Nettdata, Oct 14, 2016.

  1. NatCH

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    Strait of Hormuz closed.

    I don’t know much about it, I’ll admit. So I went to Wikipedia, and zoned out because I think it was edited by the Ayatollah himself, before he died
     
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    Makes zero difference. The US doesn't need to be there to hit Kharg Island.

    My stoned theory is that this a testing ground for primary weapon systems ahead of a war with China. They are using F-35s to hunt down all Iranian MiGs.

    Also:

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    I find this kind of hilarious.

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  4. Juice

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    Seeing live missile strikes in HD is pretty amazing.
     
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    Yeah. Especially when you consider it's like $4m a missile.

    I'm just glad we're way the fuck over here watching it, not taking the video.
     
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    The UK is jumping in. C'mon Canada... you know you want some of that action.
     
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    CENTCOM has announced that 3 US Soldiers have been killed so far.
     
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    The Peace President is hard at work.

    And the Ayatollah is dead too. Or so says Iranian TV.
     
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    Did I just shit myself?

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    The first few hours and the flood of "I stand with Iran" posts on Facebook from wildly Anti-Trump people was some of most confusing moments of my adult life. Like, I'ma need you to be more specific on which Iranians. The ones we're trying to kill, or the ones sided with the murdered protesters?
     
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    …did Hegseth actually say “no stupid rules of engagement?”

    yes, yes he did.
     
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    It’s like listening to Courtney Love bitch about junkies. As if that glorified weekend-warrior pussy wouldn’t fuck up tying his own shoes.
     
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    The cascading impacts so far are interesting:

    1) Oil leaving the Gulf is grinding to a halt, which is 3-4 million bpd output.

    2) Ukraine saw the US attacking oil infrastructure as of yesterday, said "fuck it" and hit Novorossiysk hard, which is where a lot of Russian refining is done. This was a previous redline the US (Biden and Trump admins) didn't want them to cross.

    3) Last night, Belgium, which is not a power player even in Europe, seized a shadow tanker.

    A 5% disruption in oil supply = potential energy crisis (outside of North America).
     
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    You disrespect one of history's greatest monsters at your peril.
     
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    Leopold II has been sitting in the corner, crying, instead of making necklaces from human hands.

    *That's* how sad you guys have made him.
     
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    To be fair their pussy-whipped shit was why WWI blew up.