• mwguy
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    1 month ago

    That’s why we don’t take all the oil, just the offshore oil. It’s significantly more difficult to conduct terrorism when you have to swim to it.

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      1 month ago

      Ah yes, the sea, a place famous for how difficult it is to get away with crimes. I see no flaws in your plan. The seas around the Arabian Peninsula specifically haven’t had any notable activity from anti-Western rebel groups in 2024.

      Here’s a completely unrelated graph:

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        28 days ago

        How long do you think they (the Houthis) can keep it up?

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          28 days ago

          Well, let’s see, they’ve been fighting the Saudis (backed by the US) for the last 20 years, and your brilliant plan to subjugate the region involves attacking their main enemy, so I would say, a pretty long-ass time.