re: Pompeo: Saudi oil attacks an 'act of war' by Iran

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So this is an act of war, but Saudi Arabia using our weapons and money to drone bomb and kill thousands of Yemeni civilians isn't? Are the Houthi's supposed to stand aside and let Saudi Arabia install a regime comprised of members of Al-Islah? That's the Yemeni equivalent of the Muslim Brotherhood. Our obsession with Iran makes zero sense to me when the Saudi's are the true evil.

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If a true libertarian, why would you care what Saudi Arabia does to people in Yemen?

Because the justification for us entering the conflict is always stopping the big bad enemy, in this case Iran. As cwill said, this attack was likely done by Yemeni Houthi's, who have been subjected to constant bombing by the Saudi's with our money and weapons. This attack isn't an act of aggression, it's one of self-defense. And we have zero business doing anything over there. But you won't hear any of this on Fox, MSNBC or CNN because the Saudi's own us.

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First, I don't believe this was a direct attack by Iran, but a Houthi attack aided by Iran.

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What difference does Iran, or Iran by proxy make? Is it going to hurt the American consumer any less?

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Second, the result of this attack was a 1 day bump in oil prices up to what they had been around July of this year and they have quickly retreated.

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And what happens to the price if SA decides to attack Iran? What if Britain or the US decide to attack Iran? Just a one day blip, so give them carte blanche?

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Third, the Saudis don't have "plenty of money" to allow that much production to go off line. The only thing that keeps the royals in place is the massive welfare system that is funded by oil production.

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You aren’t really trying to sell me the idea that the Saudi’s aren’t incredibly, fantastically wealthy, are you?

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Fourth, the Saudis have a military, an air force, they can handle up or negotiate a settlement/peace with the Persians.

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Or not. Shouldn’t the Iranians have to spend at least as much rebuilding, as the American consumer had to pay extra at the pump for their bullshite? Our money is free huh?

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Fifth, final, if a total war breaks out and supply is massively disrupted, we will likely see all of the power nations step up to secure the flow of oil and force a peace...I don't think we should be the lead tackler on this.

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I didn’t say we should. I said if Trump allows Iran to harm Americans, and therefore the American economy with impunity, he is risking his base of support. The fact that you folks refuse to admit that Iran just implemented the only effective economic sanctions available to them against the American people is troublesome. It’s also reason number 345,737 why I could never be a liberal-tarian.

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I'll go out on a limb and say he loses more support if we engage Iran.

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Your metaphor is more apropos than you care to admit, since libertarians can’t get a dog catcher elected. You’re way out on that limb if you think that’s where Trump’s strength comes from. Look at this place. Many, if not most of you libertarian types are as never Trump as democrats.

frick.

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Pompeo: Saudi oil attacks an 'act of war' by Iran

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Complete and total bullshite.

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If Trump is philosophically anything like Rand Paul, why hasn’t Rand Paul ever shown any appeal across the country? 

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Because the average American wants to be ruled, despite their pinings about freedom and liberty.

Because the average American wants to be ruled, despite their pinings about freedom and liberty.

Right, so we elected Trump. Just remember, if you abandon him for tightening our borders and kicking a little arse when warranted, you libertarians will be dry humping Tulsi posters, and fantasizing about how the MIC would assassinate Rand Paul for the next 4 years.

I’m pretty sure he doesn’t hate actual libertarians. There’s been a really bad trend on this board of liberal shill trolls posing as concerned libertarians while actively supporting every progressive talking point on the planet.