[edpc]

Good to see all the progress the Obama administration is making on securing a coalition against Iran.

/s

[SubMareener]

Maybe George Soros is getting a cut?

[FatherofFive]

A state-owned Chinese refiner plans to ship 30,000 metric tons of gasoline to Iran

In glass bottles with some cloth sticking out the top?

[rjp2005]

Obama’s nuclear summit is working!!!! ;)

[Tarpon]

And just yesterday, didn’t O-dumbo say China was on board with new sanctions?

Something tells me chicoms don’t like liars.

[jiminycricket000]

America could destroy China’s economy by initiating a boycott against goods imported from that Communist nation. It’s time to stop worrying about ‘world economic impact’ through such a move, and just find the balls to do it. In a short period of time the U.S. would soon discover it doesn’t need trade with the Chinese. We can manufacture everything we need right here, and that would increase the job market and boost our economy. Our natural resources, technology and manufacturing abilities are unparalled on earth, SCREW CHINA.

[throwback]

Here we have it. The one sanction that might have really hurt and destabilized Iran is not and will not be imposed. Therefore, Iran will go nuclear. Obama is bringing us Armageddon. Well, the Lord knows what He's doing.

[econjack]

This is huge! Perhaps the single most potent weapon against Iran is a ban on exporting gasoline to Iran. While it seems silly on the surface, since Iran is one of the biggest OPEN oil producers, it has virtually no refining capacity and must import about 80% of its distillate fuels. Gasoline lines piss people off, and Iran is no exception. The Chinese know exactly what they are doing here...keeping domestic revolts down by keeping Iran's consumers happy. I don't know what the counter-move here is, but we need to do something...

[bert]

The trip from China is long. There is plenty of opportunity for a submerged sub to destroy the tanker.

Do the Chinese have the wherewithall to escort every tanker with a naval escort?

[WellyP]

Obama gets PUNKED AGAIN!

[PilotDave]

“30,000 metric tons of gasoline”

Something goofy in this story. That’s a tiny amount of gas. Perhaps 120,000 barrels? Or less than 1/10th of a typical tanker? That wouldn’t supply Tehran for a day...

[Last Dakotan]

Chinese foreign policy goals seem to be limited to sourcing raw materials - period. If they get a chance to poke the US in the eye along the way - so much the better.

[pray4liberty]

Yeah, and God got mad today and shook the place up.

[Cindy]

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