newsSnip:
Speaking at the G7 summit in France on Wednesday, Trump warned that without the deal with Iran, the world would have faced "bedlam" as oil reserves were set to run out in approximately four weeks.
"We run out of reserves at about four weeks," he told reporters. "You know, there are reserves all over the world, and we would really run out, and there'll be a time when you wouldn't be able to get it."
The US president acknowledged that continued military strikes would have kept the strait closed.
Trump's admission underscores the effectiveness of Iran's strategy in placing restrictions on the strategic waterway, through which approximately one-fifth of the world's oil consumption normally passes.
I don't see how this deal will hold given Israel is still attacking Lebanon
If we pull back on supporting them the. It isn't our problem. I can hope you know
I believe the administration would sacrifice their leader before they sacrifice those lining their wallets
Trump:
"We run out of reserves at about four weeks,"
From a comment here:
"good thing it only takes two months for shipments from the persian gulf to reach many of their destinations"
2 months = about 8 weeks.
Wow. Trumpo is playing that 5D chess, ain't he?
So is his plan to refill the oil reserves and then attack again?
Yes. The IDF strat.
interesting point. i feel like we're at a point of such thorough spectacularization of society that the primary purpose of war for capital is now spectacle, rather than any concrete strategic objective. or in other words, the purpose of the war is that we have an enemy to wage war against, that we have a story to tell ourselves
as such the idf, the us, and whichever vassal state next gets into an armed conflict can never actually adhere to the terms of a peace or a ceasefire. not only because they do not operate in good faith when dealing with non white countries because they don't think non whites are humans, but also because the ceasefire exists to serve as a twist in the tale, as a way to show that the rules don't apply to the empire because it's so tough and powerful that it can break its word without consequence. the ceasefire exists only to be broken
i'm high so if this makes 0 sense don't be afraid to tell me so
The Gulf War Did Not Take Place by Jean Baudrillard goes further into this idea.
The Gulf War Did Not Take Place by Jean Baudrillard
Thanks
gotta add that to my list then, society of the spectacle was probably the most eye opening book i've ever resd, even though i only understood about a third of it
Basically how I pay grand strategy games. If I get a bit over extended I tend to pay exorbitant prices to my enemy to cease hostilities and then reposition, reinforce and redeclare war when it suits me
fuck i wish i could make a GSG based on a diamat worldview instead of paradox' lib shit and set in the present day. imagine playing as the cpc with a start date of september 12, 2001 lmao
Who says you couldn't?
my complete and utter lack of programming ability. i do find computer science interesting but its definitely not in the top tier of fields i want to learn about so realistically its not gonna happen
a board game maybe though? i've never played a gsg board game but that would prolly be the way to start
Idk. Might still be lib shit
interesting point. i feel like we're at a point of such thorough spectacularization of society that the primary purpose of war for capital is now spectacle, rather than any concrete strategic objective. or in other words, the purpose of the war is that we have an enemy to wage war against, that we have a story to tell ourselves.
Tragicomically, the biggest spectacle is themselves.
As for the rest of your post, heaven forbid!
good thing it only takes two months for shipments from the persian gulf to reach many of their destinations
This guy's only well-educated opinion was about "soccer" being the true football instead of that handegg thing. (Horses be damned, nobody is kicking balls while riding horses in a popular sport nowadays). I'm forgetting some cheap shot against Biden, probably.
handegg
*fieldrun
