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Burney
05-14-2019, 10:34 AM
Any excuse to put the price up.
Ash
05-14-2019, 12:10 PM
Iran getting it's retaliation in first, perhaps.
Burney
05-14-2019, 01:53 PM
Iran getting it's retaliation in first, perhaps.

Yes. Or it could be a Gulf of Tonkin job.

Either way...FIGHT! :fight:
Ash
05-14-2019, 02:57 PM
That pipeline is Saudi's only way of exporting oil avoiding the Strait of Hormuz. High steaks!
Burney
05-14-2019, 03:05 PM
That pipeline is Saudi's only way of exporting oil avoiding the Strait of Hormuz. High steaks!

Bloody difficult place to invade, Iran. Too many mountains.
Ash
05-14-2019, 03:32 PM
Bloody difficult place to invade, Iran. Too many mountains.

They also have rather a lot of missiles, including heavily upgraded S300s (possibly to S400 capacity), and anti-stealth technology. From a purely popcorn pov, it might be interesting to watch.
Burney
05-14-2019, 03:38 PM
They also have rather a lot of missiles, including heavily upgraded S300s (possibly to S400 capacity), and anti-stealth technology. From a purely popcorn pov, it might be interesting to watch.

I suspect they believe that Trump is bluffing. They may be right.
Sir C
05-14-2019, 03:41 PM
I suspect they believe that Trump is bluffing. They may be right.

He may find he has his hands full with the wiley chinee before too long.
Burney
05-14-2019, 03:42 PM
He may find he has his hands full with the wiley chinee before too long.

He's certainly picking a lot of fights all at once.
eastgermanautos
05-14-2019, 06:01 PM
He's certainly picking a lot of fights all at once.

Plus they managed to fvck up in Venezuela. That was an own goal for sure.