US Forces Blow Up Three Oil Tankers In Syria Enforcing Oil Embargo

Oil Price ^ | May 31, 2019 | Julianne Geiger

[BeadCounter]

US-led forces have blown up three oil tankers in Syria as the United States increases its pressure on Syria by thwarting the oil trade between the PKK/YPG and the Assad regime, according to local sources quoted by several media sources.

The strike was carried about by coalition planes, which hit three oil tankers, leaving four dead. The coalition has not yet made a statement about the attack. In the area controlled by Assad, oil consumption stands at around 136,000 bpd. Production, meanwhile, is only 24,000 barrels per day. This means that the regime must import significant volumes of crude oil at an estimated expense of more than $2 billion per year.

[BeadCounter]

Short article, so I only posted 2 paragraphs, see the rest at link.

Amazing story, why has this not been reported on more? It seems significant.

[rktman]

Eco wanker alert?

[PGR88]

Today Trump on Twitter strongly criticized Russia for bombing Idlib, the final city controlled by Al Qaeda in Syria.

Let that sink in.

And then tell me if any US policy in the mid-east since 9/11 has made any sense.

[TrumpisRight]

Title all messed up. Does not match article.

[eyeamok]

why has this not been reported on more? It seems significant.

Because it would make Trump and his policies look Good, and because the Deal to Ship Oil to Syria from Iran was brokered by John Kerry, it would make him look bad.

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

Intervention: because the neo-cons always get it right. /SARC

[Alberta's Child]

See my profile page. No sarcasm there.

[sparklite2]

I find it on not-ready-for-primetime media, some of which say it was ‘sabotage.’ We’ll see. Or not.

[rockinqsranch]

This story requires confirmation from another qualified source as there is no information on the air in any form discussing such an assault on foreign assets. This article casually informs us of an act of war. I don’t think so.

[catnipman]

looks like fake news to me ... looks like the fake news started at the russian propaganda site zerohedge

[G Larry]

TTIUWOP

[sparklite2]

From the comments ...

So in summary Syria is prohibited to import oil from one of its region to another. As if Mexico cannot use its oil from Veracruz to Mexico City because the US government decided so without any UN resolution. This is economic state terrorism, is it not?

[ETL]

Title all messed up. Does not match article.

Seems ok to me.

US Forces Blow Up Three Oil Tankers In Syria Enforcing Oil Embargo
https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/US-Forces-Blow-Up-Three-Oil-Tankers-In-Syria-Enforcing-Oil-Embargo.html

[ETL]

JULY 2017...

Trump, in Warsaw Speech, Criticizes Russia’s ‘Destabilizing’ Role in Ukraine, Syria

The president also reaffirmed his commitment to NATO’s mutual-defense pact

Jul 6, 2017

President Trump called Russia a “destabilizing” influence in Europe and the Middle East, and urged it to “join the community of responsible nations,” in his strongest remarks yet against the regime of Vladimir Putin, whom he is scheduled to meet Friday in Hamburg for the first time.

His remarks in Warsaw’s Krasinski Square, which marks the 1944 Warsaw uprising against the Nazis, came after the U.S. agreed to sell Patriot missiles to Poland. The president also used the opportunity to reiterate the NATO commitment to mutual defense, a declaration he did not make during the NATO summit in May, prompting consternation among U.S. allies wary of Russia’s ambitions.

“To those who would criticize our tough stance, I would point out that the United States has demonstrated—not merely with its words but with its actions—that we stand firmly behind Article 5, the mutual-defense commitment,” Trump said Thursday. “Words are easy, but actions are what matters. And for its own protection, Europe, and you know this, everybody knows this, everybody has to know this, Europe must do more.”

Trump has repeatedly said NATO members must spend more on defense—a position in line with past U.S. administrations. But he has been criticized because he appeared to suggest U.S. commitment to mutual defense was predicated on its allies’ defense spending. ...”

https://www.theatlantic.com/news/archive/2017/07/trump-russia/532761/

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Mike Pence on Putin and Russia:

(from the VP debate on Oct 5, 2016)

“When Donald Trump and I observe that, as I’ve said, in Syria, in Iran, in Ukraine, that the small and bullying leader of Russia has been stronger on the world stage than this administration, that’s stating painful facts. That’s not an endorsement of Vladimir Putin — that’s an indictment of the weak and feckless leadership of Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama.” ..."

What we’re dealing with is the — you know, there’s an old proverb that says the Russian bear never dies, it just hibernates.

And the truth of the matter is, the weak and feckless foreign policy of Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama has awakened an aggression in Russia that first appeared a few years ago with their move in Georgia, now their move into Crimea, now their move into the wider Middle East.

[ETL]

looks like fake news to me ... looks like the fake news started at the Russian propaganda site zerohedge

Yes, something definitely wrong here. Don't see this on any major news site.

[treetopsandroofs]

I’ll bet we didn’t drop leaflets first announcing the attack time, so that the Fraud’s terrorist BFF’s could live to fight US another day.

POS Fraud.

[Red Badger]

Alas, Babylon! started out this way..................

[Uncle Miltie]

Zerohedge is interesting.

If you go there understanding in advance that many aspects are going to be Kremlin agit-prop, you can ferret out both Putin’s motivation and interesting nuggets of information to be confirmed elsewhere.

[digger48]

If this happened, the NYTs would be having a cow.

Environmental disaster
Trump starting WWIII
Doesn’t know what he’s doing
Bolton is a warmonger
Impeachable offense

Take your pick

[Redwood71]

“...why has this not been reported on more?”

I’m surprised, also, as they missed an excellent opportunity to say Trump is responsible for an oil spill.

rwood