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I've been trying to figure this out since I heard about it on the weekend. There are no coincidences, so what is the connection between the departure / ouster of John Bolton, and this "Iranian" attack on Saudi Arabia.
1. Bolton left after the debacle with the Taliban meeting at Camp David. Still don't understand the strategic decision to tweet out that the meeting had been planned. They could have kept it secret, so there must be a reason they let it be known. Distraction?
2. Rand Paul was happy about Bolton leaving. Paul is basically a pacifist, so his being happy about Bolton leaving would indicate that he figured Bolton was pushing Trump towards some kind of military strike / action against Iran.
3. Ted Cruz was disappointed that Bolton left, basically saying that it meant Trump was planning on easing up on sanctions.
4. 2 and 3 seem to make sense together ... that Bolton's departure indicated reduced pressure on Iran.
5. If 4 is true, why would Iran attack the Saudi oil fields and risk any good will that MAY have been being created with US?
6. Whether the attack came from Yemeni Houthis, or directly from Iran is irrelevant since Iran is supplying the Yemeni's anyway.
7. What other local actors other than Iran would be well served by trying to drag US into military intervention in that area? Trump seems to be steadfastly avoiding blatant military involvement, but this has the markings of someone trying to drag him in, possibly somewhat desperate after "their guy" Bolton the "warhawk" was removed from his position of influence.
Trump has made his career and fortune by negotiating, pressuring, and outsmarting his opponents / competition. The Persians invented the game of chess, so they're master strategists. Trump is clearly a master strategist himself, but I'm hoping he doesn't fall into the trap of underestimating his opponent, or wait too long to knock over the chess board. Maybe he can move a few pieces when the Iranians aren't watching?
I think those pieces were already moved!
US is #1 oil producer now. That's likely to remain, even if SA rebuilds in 2-3 weeks like news today said. Another attack seems likely. And I wouldn't be surprised to learn that ... it's self-inflicted.
Xi and Kim seem to smile much more than they should. Seems a game's afoot, but what do I know? :)
Almost impossible make a deal with President Xi.
China Communist Party is sending a message 50% of world is with them.
US and Europe you control the other 50% of the world.
In the past they will not openly challenge your US dollar status but their ambitions are much different now.
Using Hong Kong they have shown interest to buy London Stock Exchange.
It is in USA best interest not to sell it.
[–] 20602428? 1 point 0 points 1 point (+1|-1) ago
No. Israel needs to do a false flag and blame Iran so that they can get Americans killed in Iran like they did Iraq and Afghanistan. The greater israel project ain't gon get greater by itself. Trump will help the kikes do whatever they want to. Its a total loss.
[–] 20602551? 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago (edited ago)
Reg nonnazitard american here. Israel runs our political partys, media, hollywood, and tech companies. It doenst matter how we rank israel in comparison to china. Its a problem. Logically consider who benefited from us invading iraq, and destroying syria(it wasnt us). Consider who would benefit if we attacked Iran. Who is israels great Boogeyman?
[–] 20607607? 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Ryan Lance, head of ConocoPhillips, said North American oil output could reach 15m b/d by 2020 and 25m b/d over the next quarter century, three times Saudi Arabia's current exports.
It does not hurt then to have Saudi Arabia a bit to the sidelines, does it. It will also provoke Iran to try a few fast ones. Let's see what happens. At any rate, Us is set for the coming 100 years. (Check the map in the article)
[–] 20604105? 1 point -1 points 0 points (+0|-1) ago (edited ago)
No. Everyone is fucked with this act. The whole thing is a M.A.D. Activation Probable.
The multi-system cascading collapse has just now begun. We have three options left: collapse a major system in the cascade path ourselves and direct it away from the rest of the planet; crawl into the biggest-deepest-toughest bunker possible; stick head between legs and kiss ass goodbye. Choose quickly.
[–] 20605466? 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago (edited ago)
Temporary lessening of Saudi Oil production isn't going to trigger world war, you drama queen.
[–] 20611620? ago
Not that, rather an escalating OPEC War.