Where are ajax18 and the trolls?

[Res Ipsa]

In the past, much has been made about Obama returning Iranians their money that the US had frozen, as part of the international negotiations that led to the widely successful (until it was petulantly scrapped) nuclear peace deal.

Trump announced a few days ago that he wants to give Iran a fresh infusion of money, so they can manufacture more drones to kill more American troops and continue to destabilize global markets.

Curiously, the same people who have been perpetually apoplectic about Obama returning money when we weren't at war with Iran seem to be bizarrely silent about Trump wanting them to be handed money while we are at war with them. Truly puzzling thing, that.

Link

It was frustrating to watch Scott Bessent take advantage of people's ignorance to try and sell this move as not helping the Iranians. He said that Iran Washington selling the oil to China anyway -- now other countries can buy it. What he left out was basic supply and demand. When sanctions were in place, Iranian oil had little demand, and China bought it at a huge discount. Without sanctions, Iran oil has tremendous demand, and the price is multiples of what the Chinese had been paying. We handed Iran a huge block of cash to buy missiles and drones from Russia to attack us with. Higher prices and more arms sales will help Russia finance its war against Ukraine. Talk about shooting oneself in the face...

[Gunnar]

In the past, much has been made about Obama returning Iranians their money that the US had frozen, as part of the international negotiations that led to the widely successful (until it was petulantly scrapped) nuclear peace deal.

Trump announced a few days ago that he wants to give Iran a fresh infusion of money, so they can manufacture more drones to kill more American troops and continue to destabilize global markets.

Curiously, the same people who have been perpetually apoplectic about Obama returning money when we weren't at war with Iran seem to be bizarrely silent about Trump wanting them to be handed money while we are at war with them. Truly puzzling thing, that.

Link

It was frustrating to watch Scott Bessent take advantage of people's ignorance to try and sell this move as not helping the Iranians. He said that Iran Washington selling the oil to China anyway -- now other countries can buy it. What he left out was basic supply and demand. When sanctions were in place, Iranian oil had little demand, and China bought it at a huge discount. Without sanctions, Iran oil has tremendous demand, and the price is multiples of what the Chinese had been paying. We handed Iran a huge block of cash to buy missiles and drones from Russia to attack us with. Higher prices and more arms sales will help Russia finance its war against Ukraine. Talk about shooting oneself in the face...

Like I have said before, Trump couldn't be helping Putin more even if that were his deliberate intent! It's not unreasonable to conclude that that is his actual intent. Now it appears that he is (at least inadvertently) helping out Iran as well, whom he regards as our enemy! How much crazier can he get?

[Res Ipsa]

It was frustrating to watch Scott Bessent take advantage of people's ignorance to try and sell this move as not helping the Iranians. He said that Iran Washington selling the oil to China anyway -- now other countries can buy it. What he left out was basic supply and demand. When sanctions were in place, Iranian oil had little demand, and China bought it at a huge discount. Without sanctions, Iran oil has tremendous demand, and the price is multiples of what the Chinese had been paying. We handed Iran a huge block of cash to buy missiles and drones from Russia to attack us with. Higher prices and more arms sales will help Russia finance its war against Ukraine. Talk about shooting oneself in the face...

Like I have said before, Trump couldn't be helping Putin more even if that were his deliberate intent! It's not unreasonable to conclude that that is his actual intent. Now it appears that he is (at least inadvertently) helping out Iran as well, whom he regards as our enemy! How much crazier can he get?

Hold his beer.

[canpakes]

Hold his beer Diet Coke.

FIFY

[Doctor Steuss]

The first sale of Donald Trump's massive gift to Iran just went through. Iran made about $100 million more off of the unsanctioned oil sale than they would have if they were forced to sell the sanctioned oil to China.

The total sale amounts to enough money to replace every single drone that Iran has used so far in the war... twice. That's right, Donald Trump (stable genius 5d chess) just gifted Iran enough money to replace every single drone two times over.

[Philo Sofee]

The first sale of Donald Trump's massive gift to Iran just went through. Iran made about $100 million more off of the unsanctioned oil sale than they would have if they were forced to sell the sanctioned oil to China.

The total sale amounts to enough money to replace every single drone that Iran has used so far in the war... twice. That's right, Donald Trump (stable genius 5d chess) just gifted Iran enough money to replace every single drone two times over.

It's irrelevant, Trump said America already won the war. It's over, they are decimated in Iran. They're BEGGING him to talk. To negotiate. To accept their white flag. Chortle!

[canpakes]

In the past, much has been made about Obama returning Iranians their money that the US had frozen, as part of the international negotiations that led to the widely successful (until it was petulantly scrapped) nuclear peace deal.

Trump announced a few days ago that he wants to give Iran a fresh infusion of money, so they can manufacture more drones to kill more American troops and continue to destabilize global markets.

Curiously, the same people who have been perpetually apoplectic about Obama returning money when we weren't at war with Iran seem to be bizarrely silent about Trump wanting them to be handed money while we are at war with them. Truly puzzling thing, that.

Link

From the link:

The license, posted to ​the Treasury Department's website after market hours, says Iranian oil can be imported into the United States under the waiver when necessary to complete its sale or delivery.

The ​U.S. has not meaningfully imported Iranian oil since Washington imposed measures after the 1979 revolution.

Cool. Will Trump be the first President since 1979 to start importing gobs of Iranian oil so that we can directly finance their efforts to kill Americans?

MAGA sure has weird priorities. Just a month ago it was running cover for child traffickers, and now it is jockeying to finance people who want to murder American troops.

[Doctor CamNC4Me]

MAGA sure has weird priorities. Just a month ago it was running cover for child traffickers, and now it is jockeying to finance people who want to murder American troops.

MAGAs, why did you stop caring about Pizzagate when you realized it was at Mar-a-Lago?

- Doc

[Philo Sofee]

MAGA sure has weird priorities. Just a month ago it was running cover for child traffickers, and now it is jockeying to finance people who want to murder American troops.

MAGAs, why did you stop caring about Pizzagate when you realized it was at Mar-a-Lago?

- Doc

Well, the good news is Trump in partnership with the new Ayatollah (in the new regime change thingy Trump performed and made happen) is going to run the Strait of Hormuz together, and rename it the Strait of Trump! Now that's a win! I don't care who ya are, that thar is a win........