Posted on 05/14/2019 3:53:21 AM PDT by topher
As tensions rose over the weekend between the US and Iran in the Persian Gulf, several vessels were “sabotaged” off the coast of the United Arab Emirates. Both Iranian media and the UAE reported the incident, but 24 hours after it happened, much of what occurred was still shrouded in mystery, with allegations of “explosions” and questions about how severe the “sabotage” actually was.
The Saudi energy minister confirmed that two of its oil tankers were targeted in a “sabotage attack.” It took place as the tankers were “on their way to the Arabian Gulf” via the Emirate of Fujairah, the statement said. The UAE said that in total four boats were damaged. The UAE’s The National claimed that “Iranian and Lebanese media outlets aired false reports of explosions.” The same reports in the UAE said the tankers had been on their way to the US after being loaded with Saudi oil. No one was hurt, the UAE said.
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Agree. They are trying to provoke the US into getting into ANOTHER protracted war (because 20 years in Afghanistan has done wonders).
The Bush’s will go down as horrible Presidents. Both of them.
Yours certainly is. You cannot name any other reason we’re in the middle east.
Yet I was attacked RIGHT HERE as an Iran troll or something too stupid to remember.
I gave my thoughts right back.
Those so gung ho can go.
I swallow that Saudi Arabia is a necessary evil ally right now.
But LET SOLDIERS DIE FOR THEM???
These guys had at least some part in killing my friends on 9/11
#### them.
Air and sea support at most!!
The other 3 damaged vessels show no damage above the waterline. Initial-US-assessment-blames-Iran
Thanks for pointing away from ramming by submarine or mini-sub as intentional, but then we need to wonder how you hit 4 ships unintentionally.
Absolutely. Inform yourself of Iran and you will understand. Signed former foreign service/ret army.
And you are a toady for Wahhabi Islamism, which has been responsible for the murder of more Westerners than Sunni Islam. I have no use for the Iranian regime, but Shia Islam has been a lesser source for problems in the world than the Salafist/Wahhabi Islam peddled by the Saudis. In a perfect world, Iran and Saudi Arabia would destroy one another.
If the Saudis want a war with Iran, let them have at it - with any luck each side will kill as many of the other as possible. Why is the US military supposed to act as their mercenaries?
I know, it seems like all we do is get involved in intra-Muslim squabbles.
I'm with you dp!
It's scary to think of all the forces aligned against Trump, and given the shenanigans we've seen already, what wouldn't they do?
Interesting how you think proof by assertion is a valid form of argument. Pretty much every one of your posts is "No, I'm right, you're wrong" with zero facts to back any of it up. A trained myna bird could do better than that.
Thank you.
Go nuts with air and naval support.
No boots.
The horrible day may come when we need boots against a brutally strong enemy.
Please God never, I hope.
Amen!
I see no reason to use our Air Force and Navy to protect Sunni Islamists from Shia Islamists - the US armed forces are not the House of Saud's private mercenaries. As I said, let them murder one another until they finally step out of the Dark Ages and find a way to share the same gulf, or until there is nothing left of either side.
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