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U.S., Iran Approach Showdown Over Oil Tankers Headed for Venezuela
Washington Free Beacon ^
| May 22, 2020
| Adam Kredo
Posted on 05/23/2020 5:20:41 AM PDT by kevcol
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To: sauropod
I recall him talking about the Mexican government and the help they are or are not giving at a certain point in time.
I dont recall that. But I know he hasnt declared the cartels a terrorist organization, even though theyve on our border and theyve killed many more Americans than the far-away regimes hes obsessed with bringing down (like Iran Syria and Venezuala)
The Bush-Cheney neocons spent 8 years ignoring our borders while obsessing about border disputes in the Middle East. Pompeo seems to carry on that tradition
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posted on
05/23/2020 9:54:31 AM PDT
by
rintintin
(qu)
To: Whenifhow; null and void; aragorn; EnigmaticAnomaly; kalee; Kale; AZ .44 MAG; Baynative; bgill; ...
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posted on
05/23/2020 9:57:56 AM PDT
by
bitt
(Much of our culture is intended to traumatize us, as traumatized people are easily controlled)
To: kenmcg
DIRTY BO MB S? OR suitcases? Pompeo must have the dirt..
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posted on
05/23/2020 10:01:10 AM PDT
by
bitt
(Much of our culture is intended to traumatize us, as traumatized people are easily controlled)
To: Wonder Warthog
I misread but I thought neither country had refining capacity.
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posted on
05/23/2020 10:31:15 AM PDT
by
mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
To: LaMudBug
I thought USA refined it.
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posted on
05/23/2020 10:32:43 AM PDT
by
mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
To: Gnome1949
Because the idiots the Maduro regime put in charge of the refineries they seized from US companies screwed everything up. The can barely turn out gasoline and kerosene, much less diesel from their OWN crude oil.
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posted on
05/23/2020 10:56:14 AM PDT
by
John S Mosby
(Sic Semper Tyrannis)
To: kevcol
Who is refining the crude? Iran does not have the capabilities and that seems to be missing in all the stories.
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posted on
05/23/2020 11:19:31 AM PDT
by
PA Engineer
(Liberate America from the Occupation Media.)
To: Empire_of_Liberty
Iran, Cuba, Russia, and the People's Republic of China are engaged in malign activities ...So, Germany hasn't officially signed up yet? China and Iran want us fighting on several fronts at the same time. How charming...
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posted on
05/23/2020 12:09:02 PM PDT
by
GOPJ
(Plan for the worst (intentional bio-weapon attack.) Hope for the best (current plan)...)
To: Vinnie
Me
Mid to end of second term
DrPretorius
If they fulfill the property holding and taxpaying requirement today then they should be the only addition to the earlier restrictive rules.
There you go
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posted on
05/23/2020 12:10:38 PM PDT
by
PIF
(They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
To: Gen.Blather
They are importing gasoline. Venezuela has the dirtiest oil to refine on the market. A refinery has to be purpose built to handle it. America used to be their market, but we are rapidly converting refineries to handle what is called sweet crude. Its likely that with the glut of oil nobody will buy Venezuelas oil as it costs too much to refine. According to articles I read, Venezuela traded to buy the gas. I suspect that one of the trades is an Iranian base or port, which would be a threat... Thanks for sharing.
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posted on
05/23/2020 12:12:02 PM PDT
by
GOPJ
(Plan for the worst (intentional bio-weapon attack.) Hope for the best (current plan)...)
To: kevcol
Hi.
Is Venezuela still able to refine product and export it?
5.56mm
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posted on
05/23/2020 12:18:51 PM PDT
by
M Kehoe
(DRAIN THE SWAMP! Finish THE WALL!)
To: rintintin
Maybe that job belongs to the DHS CBP, NOT DoS!
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posted on
05/23/2020 12:46:36 PM PDT
by
sauropod
(Quarantine is when you restrict sick people, tyranny is when you restrict healthy people.)
To: sauropod
Maybe that job belongs to the DHS CBP, NOT DoS!
Excuses excuses. Pompeo focuses on borders in the Middle East and Venezuela, not Americas borders. The old Bush-Cheney-McCain mentality
And it took Navarro to advocate for closing flights from China. Pompeo was focused on Syria at the time. Again, like a typical Cheneyesque neocon - ignore the real threats and obsess about MidEast regime change
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posted on
05/23/2020 12:50:41 PM PDT
by
rintintin
(qu)
To: mylife
"I misread but I thought neither country had refining capacity." Both do, but the Venezuelans have screwed theirs up so badly with inexperienced operators and defection of experienced operators and managers that it is no longer fully operational. Iran's "does" still work. Neither has enough refining capacity to refine all the oil they produce, and never did.
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posted on
05/23/2020 1:19:54 PM PDT
by
Wonder Warthog
(No Longer Tolerating Trolls!)
To: bert
Send out the killer cruise ship which has already sunk a Venezuelan Navy frigate.
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posted on
05/23/2020 1:30:14 PM PDT
by
Thud
To: Thud
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posted on
05/23/2020 1:33:14 PM PDT
by
Thud
To: stillfree?
Is Stage 4 TDS considered an underlying morbidity?
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posted on
05/23/2020 3:45:02 PM PDT
by
ASA Vet
(Make American Intelligence Great Again.)
To: PIF
That would be a fun confrontation.
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posted on
05/23/2020 11:26:08 PM PDT
by
Paul R.
(The Lib / Socialist goal: Total control of nothing left wort h controlling.)
To: Magnum44
I meant spools of cable. I was in Navy JROTC in high school. Was on a two week summer cruise on the Lexington in 1982 as part of the program. It was a training carrier by then in Pensacola. We were berthed where the Marines had vacated. That cured me of wanting to join the Navy, so I followed my father into the Air Force. Spent my whole life (55 years and counting) with the Air Force. Born on an AF base, 20 years in, and now in civil service.
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posted on
05/24/2020 6:29:14 AM PDT
by
USAF1985
(An armed population is a polite population...)
To: stillfree?
my personal policy is to laugh at sanctimonious veterans who think wisdom comes with seniority
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