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Posted on 03/16/2026 8:28:49 AM PDT by Milagros
Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Salman, has been advising US President Donald Trump to “keep hitting the Iranians hard,” White House officials told the New York Times in a report published on Sunday.
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Yeah — imagine that.
I’ll take a wait and see..
If he is, he better be offering something in return beyond moral support. How about pumping a lot more oil to drop prices to $30 or $40 per barrel to keep Congress in Republican hands, MBS?
Perhaps they should be joining us in that effort, even if it is in token measure.
The Sunni butcher wants the Shia bombed more? Whoa... who coulda seen THAT coming?
How about Saudi PHYSICAL help? They do have experience in Yemen war..
Sunni and Shia moslems don’t get along. Both consider each other to be heretics.
The Saudis certainly have the right to put an end to the proxy networks of Iran’s mullahs by any means necessary, and prevent them from being reconstituted. Iran has been the nightmare of its neighbors for 45 years now. Millions are dead at the hands of those lunatics. They are a constant and real problem for all. They enjoy the role in a very sick fashion. It needs conclusion and disposition, not more pallets of cash.
How about some boots on the ground? Who said it had to be US troops? We clean out all the uranium, the missiles, and any other WMD's, then let the Saudis, the Bahrainis, the Qataris keep order.
They can even wear blue helmets if they want.
True
Is this fellow related to the Saudi prince who kept telling ‘43’ that invading Iraq was the thing to do?
The Sunni butcher wants the Shia bombed more? Whoa... who coulda seen THAT coming?
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Netanyahu has shown maps in the last year showing that the lands of blessing include the sunni gulf states.
Any Mudslime ruler we support is likely to be a butcher, but must be our butcher, which MBS appears to be. GWB finally discovered this and supported Quadfi with a successful alliance until Obola and Clinton took over, murdered him, and reduced Libya to anti-American chaos and barbarism.
This view is definitely cynical, but it’s how things work in that part of the world.
If the countries that depend the most out of what comes and goes through the straits don’t want to get involved, we can move our Navy and Airforce to areas that matter more to US and continue to be Iran’s favorite country to condemn for another 47 years. Maybe there won’t be a UN or activist judges by then...
The old leaky bucket keeps on giving...
How much of the Saudi Oil now goes by this new pipeline to the Red Sea? Therefore, avoiding the gulf altogether.
I think once this war is over MBS will recognize Israel through the Abraham Accords. Then ALL of the rest of the Sunni Arab countries will too.
I believe that SA was getting ready to recognize Israel prior to the Hamas attack on October 7th. Saudi and the UAE NEED the technology that Israel can provide.
Keep in mind that WE(Ratheon abd others) built the systems to protect the Kingdom and UAE from the incoming Iranian missiles we have seen the last two weeks. Just like the Kuwaitis, maybe it would be better WITHOUT their HELP!
Nobody wants Iran gone more than the Saudis. Their terrified of them.
Our guys and gals in the USAF would prefer they stayed out. They’re familiar with Saudi flying skills.
Pump more oil? What will they do with it? They’ve been cutting production out of necessity. Per AI:
Key Details on 2026 Saudi Oil Cuts:
Production Level: Output has dropped to roughly 8 million bpd from over 10 million bpd in February 2026, says WION.
Cause: The cuts are a direct response to shipping blockages in the Strait of Hormuz following U.S. and Israeli airstrikes on Iran, which started in late February, reports OilPrice.com.
Field Impact: Operations at the massive Safaniya and Zuluf offshore fields have been suspended, according to Reuters.
Broader
Context: Saudi Arabia, alongside other Gulf producers like Iraq, Qatar, and the UAE, is facing a collective cut of at least 10 million bpd, creating a massive supply shock.
Market Impact: Concerns of oil prices surging toward $200 per barrel are increasing, with global inventories already at five-year lows.
The kingdom has tried to reroute crude through the East-West pipeline to the Red Sea port of Yanbu, but this cannot compensate for the total shutdown of eastern offshore production.
Re this last bit: Some tankers have already extricated themselves from the gigantic ship jam just outside the Strait in hopes of taking on oil at Yanbu, but right on cue the Houthis stopped being ominously quiet and threatened to come out of their caves and commence to hooting and shooting.
Also see:
Hormuz Crisis Forces Massive Saudi Oil Shut-In
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