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To: Tench_Coxe

Syria, Iraq, and the middle east were your pipeline wars. It wasn’t necessary for the US. But we guarded and spent blood and treasure to keep you in energy.

Now go pound sand.


6 posted on 03/17/2026 8:36:47 AM PDT by OpusatFR
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To: OpusatFR
Syria, Iraq, and the middle east were your pipeline wars.

Europe didn't start any of those wars. It was the USA (Bush and Bush Jr) that led the both Iraq wars. It was the US (Obama/H. Clinton) that stirred the pot to encourage the Arab Spring in North Africa, bringing civil war to Libya, Egypt, Tunisia and Yemen, driving hordes of North African refugees into Europe. It was the US (Obama/Petraeus) that led Operation Timber Sycamore to destabilized Syria with the goal of building a pipeline from Qatar to Turkey, resulting in civil war, hundreds of thousands dead and millions of refugees into Europe. And now it's the US and Israel leading the war against Iran. And one of the effects of this war is the loss of oil and gas supplies to Europe. America's actions in the Middle East and North Africa over the past 3 decades have been a disaster for Europe.

I have argued here that Epic Fury is justified. In addition to their pursuit of nuclear weapons and core policy of "Death to America", Iran has had a hand in killing thousands of Americans and been a destabilizing force throughout the Middle East. Iran has for over 4 decades held key trade routes hostage by threatening the Strait of Hormuz and more recently the Strait of Mandab (via their Houthi proxy). Clearly, Europe needs these trade routes more than the USA, and Europe should play a major part in keeping them free. They chose to do that by maintaining a neutral posture toward Iran. As when they sat out Operation Prosperity Guardian and Operation Rough Rider to open the Strait of Mandab, Europe has calculated that one way or another, the strait will be open in a few weeks with no action by them. Though it may take a little longer, they are probably correct.

35 posted on 03/17/2026 10:58:24 AM PDT by ETCM (“There is no security, no safety, in the appeasement of evil.” — Ronald Reagan)
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