He claimed his cousin was a Lieutenant General (3 star) who worked at the US War College ... then when it was pointed out that the highest ranking officer there was Brigadier General (1 star), he said he meant Lieutenant Colonel, and those who corrected him were idiots. His rage + his need to fluff his Fuhrer won't allow him to act like a normal human and make a single logical argument.
Military Strikes on Iran Imminent
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He claimed his cousin was a Lieutenant General (3 star) who worked at the US War College ... then when it was pointed out that the highest ranking officer there was Brigadier General (1 star), he said he meant Lieutenant Colonel, and those who corrected him were idiots. His rage + his need to fluff his Fuhrer won't allow him to act like a normal human and make a single logical argument.
You're not normal, and you're a pathetic drama queen. You're the same fool, with the other libs who 100% believed Trump agreed to Iran's 10 point plan because you just knew. Bugger off ya fool.
Attaboy ... so you once again constructed a straw man (that I believed Trump agreed to Iran's 10 point plan), and threw in an irrelevant historical reference (Churchill ... and GB).
How are you this dumb, (No)Private(s) Hotturd?
But you've recently tried to pick up a tough guy act, too ... it's pretty sad ... no one's buying it, especially since you're trying to buttress it with stolen valor ... but, with it, you've brought misogyny into play (here, referencing a guy in a dress, as if dressing that way - like a woman - made a man inferior, because women are inferior). You used to hurl all sorts of insults, but the moment someone said something about women, you'd pretend to be chivalrous ... now you look down at women.
Can't you get medicated, so you can at least resemble a normal, functional human?
Correct.
When Trump announced the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz...
Iran's propaganda and supporters immediately flooded the space with news of oil hitting $200 if Trump blocks the Strait of Hormuz.
But today, 24 hours after Trump's blockade, oil has fallen below $100 and now $88.
Iran's blocking of the Strait was actually the problem.
When Trump announced the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz...
Iran's propaganda and supporters immediately flooded the space with news of oil hitting $200 if Trump blocks the Strait of Hormuz.
But today, 24 hours after Trump's blockade, oil has fallen below $100 and now $88.
Iran's blocking of the Strait was actually the problem.
HOLY SMOKES: U.S. JUST FLIPPED THE STRAIT— AND LOCKED IRAN OUT
“ZERO Iranian ships through… while global traffic MOVES AGAIN
DON’T FOLLOW ORDERS? SEALs ready to BOARD. F-35s overhead. 10,000 troops deployed
Iran’s oil? CHOKED OFF. Economy? ON EDGE
… Even CHINA’S SWEATING 
AMERICA CONTROLS THE WORLD’S OIL FLOW NOW
Update from CENTCOM on the blockade.
The US MIL are not blocking the strait, they are blocking ships from leaving/entering Iranian ports.
No ships passed the blockade, and 6 merchant vessels trying to leave an Iranian port complied with US MIL and turned around.
Markets are starting to recover, gas is starting to go down, and Iran no longer has any ability to blackmail the world via sabotaging global oil supply.
In other words, Trump knows what he is doing, and Iran has lost its last remaining sliver of leverage.
Trump didn’t just blockade Iran ... he turned their own Strait of Hormuz into an economic guillotine.
NYT tried to bury the lede, but here’s the truth: In six weeks we crushed Iran’s grip on the Strait, then reopened it to everyone EXCEPT them.
Now their oil is piling up at Kharg Island while their wells start dying. 13 days until they’re forced to shut in production ... permanently losing 300k-500k barrels per day and $150 BILLION over the next decade.
Zero export revenue in days. Inflation exploding toward 180%. Two million more unemployed. The IRGC is about to feel pain like never before.
This is Trump’s greatest rope-a-dope yet. He took Iran’s “nuclear option” and shoved it right down their throats. Nobody else had the balls to do this.
Classic Trumpian third way ... brilliant, audacious, and completely unstoppable.
The Mullahs are about to learn: two can play at blockade… and America plays to win.
(article below)
China just sacrificed Iran for a stable relationship with the US.
This is unbelievable.
China is complying adequately with the US blockade in the Strait of Hormuz.
And they're now praising Donald Trump for permanently opening the Strait of Hormuz for business.
And China has also agreed to stop sending weapons to Iran.
China really understands the capacity of Donald Trump and is aware Trump is the last person to fight now.
For them, a stable relationship with Trump is bigger than any alliance with Iran.
Venezuela happened.
Nigeria happened.
And now Iran.
Yesterday, an Iranian-flagged cargo vessel tried to evade the U.S. blockade after leaving Bandar Abbas, exiting the Strait of Hormuz, and transiting along the Iranian coastline. The guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance (DDG 111) successfully redirected the vessel, which is heading back to Iran.
Ten vessels have now been turned around and ZERO ships have broken through since the start of the U.S. blockade on Monday.
feels great having grandpa in charge of such weighty matters. someone get him some applesauce and change his diaper.
What's it like to be dumb enough to never verify anything and support something so fake, a 5 year old could do better.
Look at that map.
Every red arrow is a tanker.
All converging on The Gulf of America.
This is the world rerouting in real time.
167 crude tankers declared US destinations
103 empty vessels steaming to load American crude
US exports already at record 12.7M b/d
Heading to 15M b/d and climbingFrom 1995 to 2015 the US couldn't legally export crude.
In 2026 it's about to become the world's largest oil exporter.
Hormuz closed.
Qatar gone.
Saudi output cut.
Russia back to sanctions...
And every tanker on this map already knew where to go.
Do not miss my latest article to understand what come next:
themerchantsnews.substack.com/p/the-iran-war…
Come on Piggy. Tell me what the plan was. Show me the ROI on the $100 billion we spent to blow up a lot of targets in Iran. We did not get regime change, new leaders yes, but they are signing from the same music book. We have not ended their desire for nuclear enrichment, which has always been the issue right? If you can enrich you could keep enriching to weapons grade. They have not agreed to give up proxies. They have not agreed to limit ballistic missiles.
I don’t like Iran or their regime. I also think this has been a total disaster and that Trump has wasted so much political capital on it that he will be dead in the water for the next 2.5 years. We had so many domestic issues that needed attention and he has gone off to the Middle East again.
Look at that map.
Every red arrow is a tanker.
All converging on The Gulf of America.
This is the world rerouting in real time.
From 1995 to 2015 the US couldn't legally export crude.
In 2026 it's about to become the world's largest oil exporter.
Hormuz closed.
Qatar gone.
Saudi output cut.
Russia back to sanctions...
And every tanker on this map already knew where to go.
Do not miss my latest article to understand what come next:
themerchantsnews.substack.com/p/the-iran-war…
Please tell me how this is a good thing for us? Will this make gas cheaper for me? Will this put money in my pocket?
"We did not get regime change, new leaders yes"
Lot of people looking pretty stupid right now.
Gas is cheaper and you have more money in your pocket than when the democrats were in office.
Gas is still lower despite starting a war with one of the largest oil producing nations in the world. That should tell us a LOT about democrats policies and the Green New Scam.
Speaking of, what a strategic mistake the Green New Scam was. Look at Europe, they are paying a heavy price.
I'm expecting a lot of improvement by this summer. It's still much better by a long way than what it was under dem leadership. Any person that wants to go react in a knee-jerk fashion and vote for dems this fall is not smart.
Yes, American power has guaranteed free trade across the globe. We benefit greatly from that transaction. Its called being a super power, Oil is traded in dollars for a reason. This is a long statement to say something simple, but the issue with this take is this: "Trump’s antithesis is to withhold the automatic guarantee at the moment of maximum stress. Militarily, the US can break Iran’s residual ability to contest the Strait; that is not the binding constraint. " This is total and complete made up fantasy novel type narratives to lay upon the situation. If Trump wanted to open the straight he would have to drastically ramp up the war and it would cost a lot of lives and people would be out in the street protesting this like never before. It could trigger ww3 and its a dangerous idea. This guys seems less of a strategy person and more a shill who glazes a politician for clicks.
How is gas cheaper than it was 2 months ago? How does selling this oil help me and you? The Green New deal was awful I am not defending that. I voted for Trump dude.
But explain to me why exporting this oil is some kind of win for you and me?
Break it down for me because I must be stupid. They have a new Ayatollah and the IRGC is still in power. New boss same as the old boss to me.
Gas is cheaper than the Joe Biden administration. I paid $4.75 for gas under Biden for a war to support Ukraine. Now I pay, what $3.50 and there is a War that eliminates one of Americans biggest enemies.
New boss just opened up the strait. Bad timing for that comment.
Because Israel finally honored the terms of the cease fire. Iran seems to have acted very logical through out this war.
It's around $3.50ish at Costco in Charleston. Higher than that elsewhere, but I don't really pay attention to gas prices since I never have to fill up my tank
Fair enough. I drive a tesla so haven't bought gas in a while.
But either way, Oil is down 10% today. The price at the pump will be following before too long.
Iran is now saying that everything trump said today is a lie. That tracks, because everything Trump says is a lie.well, he's made some definitive statements...we'll find out shortly if those statements are accurate. He has no place to hide after all those truth social posts