Posted on 05/23/2020 5:20:41 AM PDT by kevcol
Five Iranian oil tankers are currently making their way to Venezuela, where they intend to bust an economic blockade established by the Trump administration on President Nicolas Maduro
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Iranian military leaders said their oil tankers would reach the Caribbean in the coming days. In response, the U.S. Navy has already deployed several ships to the area.
Both Iran and Venezuela have threatened violence if the United States intercedes in the shipment. And while the Trump administration would not telegraph any actions it may be planning, U.S. officials made clear the United States does not intend to let Iran expand its malign influence into Latin America.
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Board them and arrest the crew. If they resist sink them.
You are stupid. You have no clue about Iran. I spelled it out clearly and you lack the where withall to understand
You cling to archaic fantasy that is devoid of reality
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doing 4 things at once
Should read
I’ll post the pic, but not sure the site will allow it, any way
There are various maritime tracking sites - that was taken from one of them and posted on twitter.
I think the tankers contain gasoline, not crude.
Venezuela's crude is already very high sulfur and they have plenty of it. What they lack is refining capacity, previously depending on US refineries. But with sanctions, and the much higher availability of low-sulfur "sweet" crude from fracking, US refineries have mostly switched away from the difficult-to-refine Venezuelan crudes.
You have no clue about Iran.
As Trump points out, Iran was very happy about the US invasion of Iraq and taking out their No1 enemy, Saddam. You neocons really outdid yourselves with that one
Don't sink'em. Hit them above the waterline with incendiaries. Gasoline both floats well and burns well while floating.
Cant sink loaded tankers.
This is where you hire some Somali pirates...
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What!!! They would be trespassing on the territory of The Pirates of the Caribbean!
Wait maybe we could get some Russian boats to come in and offer shooting tours like they do in the Indian Ocean - live fire AK74s and such at the Pirates, with Spetsnaz protecting - in case some one acts up. What fun!!
They have placed some Russian weapons on one offshore island - a BUK system with one (1) missile.
dont seed the trolls
It would be a PR disaster of such an extent the Pres could kiss any hope of re-election goodbye.
Unthinkable IMO.
“Doesnt Iran only have about half the refining capacity that they need to meet their own needs?”
My impression is the mullahs have the attitude, “F#ck the people. We have a jihad to win. The people can make more of themselves. They are a renewable resource. When we need more we will take wives from the Christians.”
Ive heard Pompeo go after China numerous times.
He didnt push for the travel ban. That was Navarro. Pompeo is too focused on building border walls - in the Middle East, not on the US border.
My policy is to put any poster that signed up after 2016 in my Possible Trump Derangement Syndrome Victim file.
Whats with the newly painted ship name on the back?
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