That makes a little more sense, I still don't understand how they get attached though, a boat pulls up next to the tanker as it's passing by and sticks a mine onto it?
Also the reason I read to do it was to drive up oil prices?
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The Nuclear Iran Situation
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That makes a little more sense, I still don't understand how they get attached though, a boat pulls up next to the tanker as it's passing by and sticks a mine onto it?
Also the reason I read to do it was to drive up oil prices?
Yep, that's exactly how it's done. Keep in mind how big these supertankers are, and not very maneuverable, and compare that to a smallish speedboat. It'd be almost like a bug landing on your arm, and I imagine it's usually done under cover of darkness.
I was surprised by reports that the US didn't have assets in the area. I read there was a carrier group making a port call in Oman (CVN-72?) that got underway immediately (3 to 4 hours elapsed time) after the latest attacks. The MSMBS was talking about how one of the carrier groups in the Atlantic would have to be repositioned; maybe as a long term strategy but I believe they could tune up the Iranians in a big way right now if they so desired. 52s over there somewhere and flight from Whiteman over there only about 11 - 12 hrs
Pretty shrewd what Iran is actually doing. Sabotaging Saudi oil infrastructure, attacking airports, drowning the Kingdom is a slow and bloody war in Yemen, and attacking non-US oil tankers in deniable ways that don't result in crews dying. Forcing the Saudis to spend money, while making it expensive and dangerous for the world to buy and ship their oil. Their allies in Yemen use human shield tactics to manipulate the Saudis into killing huge numbers of people, spoiling any international support. Civilians in the US hate the Saudis so much they're spouting conspiracy theory false flag nonsense and outright denying that Iran is doing any of this. The US doesn't even need their oil anymore after the domestic fracking boom. Trump has no credibility and no support for intervention whether the facts are on his side or not.
If Iran succeeds at dissuading buyers of Saudi oil, while sabotaging their ability to produce oil, WHILE bleeding them dry in Yemen...we may actually see the collapse of the Saudi regime. The Saud clan is deeply unpopular inside SA, but holds on to power through lavish spending on fat paychecks for BS jobs and propping up the lifestyles of their playboy prince class. They rent peace, and it costs tens of billions of dollars. The regime will get evicted when they stop paying.
If Iran succeeds at dissuading buyers of Saudi oil, while sabotaging their ability to produce oil, WHILE bleeding them dry in Yemen...we may actually see the collapse of the Saudi regime. The Saud clan is deeply unpopular inside SA, but holds on to power through lavish spending on fat paychecks for BS jobs and propping up the lifestyles of their playboy prince class. They rent peace, and it costs tens of billions of dollars. The regime will get evicted when they stop paying.
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Or a swimmer would place them if our forces were doing it.
I was under the impression it happened while the ship was in transit
I'm really not happy with the prospect of loved ones going off to fight in more banker wars.
But it's not like I have any say. If they go, for decades now they go with a multi-tool with their names engraved in the handle.
That's something I can do. And in situations created by globalists a young man can need an edge.
But it's not like I have any say. If they go, for decades now they go with a multi-tool with their names engraved in the handle.
That's something I can do. And in situations created by globalists a young man can need an edge.
Do you just want to sit at home and stare at your navel until the rest of the world comes to notice you?
It's a difficult choice, especially if one is not willing to secure their borders against those who will come to destroy your economy or you.
It's a difficult choice, especially if one is not willing to secure their borders against those who will come to destroy your economy or you.
Crew members of the Japanese ship saw what hit them coming in.
So much for the hokey pokey about "mines".
But, but, it could have been a flock of really evil flying limpets, right?
That youtube video of the Blues brothers playing the theme to Rawhide at Bob's Country Bunker may become my universally apropos comment on the diamond shaped district of oddball geometry and monuments.
So much for the hokey pokey about "mines".
But, but, it could have been a flock of really evil flying limpets, right?
That youtube video of the Blues brothers playing the theme to Rawhide at Bob's Country Bunker may become my universally apropos comment on the diamond shaped district of oddball geometry and monuments.
I haven't seen that yet. Got a link?
Probably a reference to this: https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019...-hit-mine-says-crew-saw-flying-objects-attack
Well, there's just a couple of problems with that. Mines like the limpet type most certainly can damage a ship above the water line (in the video they are shown removing the mine from the hull above the water line), and torpedos don't "fly", so they would do damage below the water line. If he had said the crew saw incoming missiles (flying objects), then that might make sense.
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Who is to say that mines and rockets/missiles can't be used together, perhaps to fuel the very confusion we are seeing?
While I personally do not believe propping up the Kingdom is worth even a single American life, there is a compelling argument for the necessity of ensuring safe transit for shipping and ending attacks on civilian vessels.
Then again, it's all non-US flagged shipping being targeted, and all these international weenie nations are denying that anything suspicious is happening at all, so for the time being I'm kinda happy sitting back and watching their tankers get blown up while the rest of the world's "leaders" pretend it isn't real. With any luck the Iranians know what happens when you target Americans.
