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They've never been able to pull that off. That'll just encourage TACO. marble falls Sunday #1
Doesn't matter if they pull it off all the way. Bohunk68 Sunday #2
They've never pulled it off when they've tried before. The last time they tried, they lost half of their Navy above ... marble falls Monday #49
we shall see. spanone Sunday #3
Seriously. If Iran thinks they can hold off the USN at Hormuz, they are preparing to go to paradise ... marble falls Monday #56
This is the first level of retaliation Keepthesoulalive Sunday #4
How bout that putin bootlicker we've got in Moscow wolfie001 Sunday #29
And very effective one. Martin68 Sunday #40
All it will take is the sinking of a couple of tankers in the strait JPK Sunday #5
Bingo. roamer65 Sunday #6
I heard that 50 tankers were scrambling to get out of the Strait this morning. kentuck Sunday #10
It will be a nervous ride for them. roamer65 Sunday #14
In theory, we can keep the strait open. Just like the Bab el-Mandeb strait but most ships bypass it and sail around progree Sunday #16
i read yesterday that closing the strait would up oil to $130/barrel. Native Sunday #23
Most shipping has been diverted from there anyway, experts say we may see oil go up by $5 a barrel. nt ImNotGod Sunday #28
Oil from the ME accounts for less then 10% of oil imported by the US Kaleva Sunday #7
It's all about the spot price of oil. roamer65 Sunday #8
Which would mean greater domestic production Kaleva Sunday #9
Depends on the oil itself. roamer65 Sunday #11
Fracked shale oil is about as light and sweet as it comes FBaggins Sunday #35
Strait. roamer65 Sunday #48
The oil companies will sell this domestic oil wherever it's most profitable. hunter Sunday #17
This is the bottom line Red Mountain Sunday #19
we don't refine our oil Sailingdiver Sunday #18
The US refines a lot of things from oil from all sorts of sources Red Mountain Sunday #22
And yet gas prices will raise more than 10% ck4829 Sunday #30
Prices are not regional iemanja Sunday #33
Even less than that FBaggins Sunday #37
I'll rewrite my post to make it more clear Kaleva Sunday #44
All I can find is the parliament "endorsed" FormerOstrich Sunday #12
Probably not yet. roamer65 Sunday #13
Waiting for final approval kkmarie Sunday #15
The vote by the Iranian Parliament is the first step. Someone is already interfering with GPS in the Strait LetMyPeopleVote Sunday #20
Oh, Butterflylady Sunday #26
Shit. While I don't think the closure will last all that long Warpy Sunday #21
On the plus side for Russia, the price of oil is going to shoot back up. They just got lucky I suppose.... OnDoutside Monday #50
This message was self-deleted by its author spanone Sunday #24
This will mainly hurt European countries, Butterflylady Sunday #25
The vote is not binding because the final decision rests with Iran's supreme national security council. nt ImNotGod Sunday #27
At least they consult the legislature iemanja Sunday #34
I'm sure glad I retired and got the Mazda Mirage 41 mpg wolfie001 Sunday #31
Just the threat sends oil prices higher which will anger Americans. OrlandoDem2 Sunday #32
We are winning! twodogsbarking Sunday #36
' there will be so much winning that you will get sick of winning ' Jack Valentino Monday #51
Charlie Sheen said the same thing, different drugs though. twodogsbarking Monday #52
This is just another reason I am glad to be retired. Prof. Toru Tanaka Sunday #38
Who will GOP blame when oil prices increase? IronLionZion Sunday #39
Joe Biden or Barack Obama. spanone Sunday #42
Oh yeah, they are already blaming Obama for being soft on Iran IronLionZion Sunday #46
Nobody could have predicted that! bluedigger Sunday #41
I'm at Costco now. markodochartaigh Sunday #43
Maybe the EV and clean energy Beachnutt Sunday #45
Heckuva job Trumpy Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Sunday #47
This is Trump's War! Emile Monday #53
Interesting... Mike Nelson Monday #54
Doubt purple_haze Monday #55
Because of Dumb As a Rock, Krasnov. Joinfortmill Monday #57
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