re: Kharg island heavily bombed per POTUS

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Maybe a few aren't scared to die, but fear of death is in the genes of every human. Over the millenia, the ones who didn't have that instinct have been efficiently selected out of the gene pool before they could reproduce and raise their young.


You might be well served to study Imperial Japan in WWII (ever hear of Kamikaze pilots, for starters)

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Japan surrendered rather than face massive deaths. The large majority of Japanese had zero interest in dying for the emperor, and neither did he.

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A resurfaced interview from 1988 has drawn fresh attention after US President Donald Trump ordered strikes on Iran’s strategic Kharg Island, revealing that the US president had spoken about attacking the same target nearly four decades ago.

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“It’d be harsh on Iran. They’ve been beating us psychologically, making us look like a bunch of fools,” Trump said. “One bullet shot at one of our men or ships and I’d do a number on Kharg Island. I’d go in and take it.”

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Hes gonna take the oil. Kiwitard proving hes the dumbest

The Iranians are beat but it doesn’t take much apparently to cause havoc in the straight. My guess is that Iran simply hopes it can threaten ships in the straight maybe blow some up to get to the midterm elections with gas prices sky high. The democrats will do work for the Iranians by ending our chance at giving women and the good Iranian people freedom. At this point the Iranians go back to building a nuclear weapon or sign a deal with a Democrat to pay huge dollars like Obama did so not to use it on us.or perhaps not to finish building it. Bribery is what we are trying to avoid now. Freedom for the good people of Iran that we might have as something other than an enemy that they call great Satan. But most democrats care less about any of what’s happening in Iran and frankly here at home with our certain poor economy until the midterms rather will do the opposite of what Trump wants on all matters to see their miserable party of Biden, Kamala and Newsom return to power.

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You get one shot at life and you waste it with a weak ignorant perspective.

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He just put a gun to their heads and told them to stop clogging the strait.

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If they don't stop, level it.

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Though can’t figure out the strategic need of this island. As it is way up far from the strait. Iran must hold it in high regard for some reason.

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It would help if, after recognizing this is a No Iran Nukes War, it is a proxy war with China. They lost Venezuela oil and are now losing Iranian oil

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There are few products or commodities in the world that have supply and demand curves that are as well known and studied as those of oil. If the supply is reduced by X, analysts can come very close to telling you what the price will be.

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The Iranian supply was already off limits to the world minus Russia, China, and North Korea.
It was sold to China at a below market price. I'm not sure about sales to Russia and North Korea.

This is not the same as Saudi Arabia taking their production offline. Or the US. Thus "wild speculation".
Iran has an impact on global price. But no where near the same influence.

I love how the experts predicted covid deaths. "It's math". Lol

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The Iranian supply was already off limits to the world minus Russia, China, and North Korea.
It was sold to China at a below market price. I'm not sure about sales to Russia and North Korea.

This is not the same as Saudi Arabia taking their production offline. Or the US. Thus "wild speculation".

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No sir! Oil is a fungible commodity. When China and Russia can no longer buy Iranian oil they turn to the world market and their added demand slides the price equilibrium point up the supply curve to a higher price.

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No one else is permitted to sell oil to Russia. They aren't driving demand.

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My mistake listing Russia. They are obviously an exporter of oil.

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China is not cut off from the global supply. But their markets are not dollar for dollar fungible because their systems were operating at below market cost inputs. Effectively doubling their cost inputs at $85 a barrel slows down the demand.

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I implied the opposite of “China is not cut off from the global supply”.

Yes, cutting China off from cheap Iranian oil hurts them, and yes, the rising price for China will attenuate their demand, as well as demand everywhere.

I do think you are wrong in saying that this is very different from a similar reduction in Saudi oil, for example. I think the effect on worldwide supply, demand and price would be very similar, although the burden of Iranian cuts falls heaviest on China.

I say we take the islands by force then offer it to all of the Muzzys and Somalis in the US.
Tell them they control the oil and the way it’s run for a profit percentage. Boom problems solved