Iran. Oh, the irony...

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In reply to chazzed • 10:31a, 4/11/26
chazzed said:
cal83dls79 said:
BearlySane88 said:
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concordtom said:
cal83dls79 said:
How many mines does it take to shut down the straight of Hormuz? A question posed by a former Navy Sub Offficer and Cal grad. He was part of a mine safety team during the Iraq war.
FYI he "was a mine planning officer for a short period and went to mine warfare school for fun in between deployments"


And what was the answer?

zero


There are mines, US Navy is out there clearing them

that wasn't the question nor the answer.

Welcome to the wonderful world of MAGA.


I've noticed that MAGA has very poor reading comprehension. Sad really.
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In reply to DiabloWags • 10:40a, 4/11/26
DiabloWags said:
chazzed said:
cal83dls79 said:
BearlySane88 said:
cal83dls79 said:
concordtom said:
cal83dls79 said:
How many mines does it take to shut down the straight of Hormuz? A question posed by a former Navy Sub Offficer and Cal grad. He was part of a mine safety team during the Iraq war.
FYI he "was a mine planning officer for a short period and went to mine warfare school for fun in between deployments"


And what was the answer?

zero


There are mines, US Navy is out there clearing them

that wasn't the question nor the answer.

Welcome to the wonderful world of MAGA.


I've noticed that MAGA has very poor reading comprehension. Sad really.


I've noticed that TDS afflicted folks have very poor reading comprehension. They also have serious issues getting duped by poor photoshopped images. Sad really.
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10:43a, 4/11/26
These are the same people that didn't know that TACO TUESDAY occurs on a Tuesday.

Lmao.
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In reply to DiabloWags • 10:54a, 4/11/26
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These are the same people that didn't know that TACO TUESDAY occurs on a Tuesday.

Lmao.


In all fairness, they knew Taco Tuesday was on a Tuesday. They were likely just seeking clarification from a demented old man. The whole thing is sad.
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In reply to cal83dls79 • 11:33a, 4/11/26
cal83dls79 said:
BearlySane88 said:
cal83dls79 said:
concordtom said:
cal83dls79 said:
How many mines does it take to shut down the straight of Hormuz? A question posed by a former Navy Sub Offficer and Cal grad. He was part of a mine safety team during the Iraq war.
FYI he "was a mine planning officer for a short period and went to mine warfare school for fun in between deployments"


And what was the answer?
zero


There are mines, US Navy is out there clearing them
that wasn't the question nor the answer.


You asked how many mines it took, obviously not 0
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In reply to BearlySane88 • 11:39a, 4/11/26
BearlySane88 said:
cal83dls79 said:
BearlySane88 said:
cal83dls79 said:
concordtom said:
cal83dls79 said:
How many mines does it take to shut down the straight of Hormuz? A question posed by a former Navy Sub Offficer and Cal grad. He was part of a mine safety team during the Iraq war.
FYI he "was a mine planning officer for a short period and went to mine warfare school for fun in between deployments"


And what was the answer?
zero


There are mines, US Navy is out there clearing them
that wasn't the question nor the answer.


You asked how many mines it took, obviously not 0
you must have gone to mine warfare school then. You are funny.
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In reply to oski003 • 6:26p, 4/11/26
oski003 said:
DiabloWags said:
DThese are the same people that didn't know that TACO TUESDAY occurs on a Tuesday.

Lmao.


In all fairness, they knew Taco Tuesday was on a Tuesday. They were likely just seeking clarification from a demented old man. The whole thing is sad.

Demented old man? I'm surprised that you would refer to Trump that way.
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6:52p, 4/11/26



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In reply to Eastern Oregon Bear • 6:54p, 4/11/26
Eastern Oregon Bear said:
oski003 said:
DiabloWags said:
DThese are the same people that didn't know that TACO TUESDAY occurs on a Tuesday.

Lmao.


In all fairness, they knew Taco Tuesday was on a Tuesday. They were likely just seeking clarification from a demented old man. The whole thing is sad.

Demented old man? I'm surprised that you would refer to Trump that way.


Notice that MAGA is easily confused.
Even when it comes to DAYS OF THE WEEK.

They are always seeking clarification on the basics.
The whole thing is sad.
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In reply to DiabloWags • 7:12p, 4/11/26
DiabloWags said:
Eastern Oregon Bear said:
oski003 said:
DiabloWags said:
DThese are the same people that didn't know that TACO TUESDAY occurs on a Tuesday.

Lmao.


In all fairness, they knew Taco Tuesday was on a Tuesday. They were likely just seeking clarification from a demented old man. The whole thing is sad.

Demented old man? I'm surprised that you would refer to Trump that way.


Notice that MAGA is easily confused.
Even when it comes to DAYS OF THE WEEK.

They are always seeking clarification on the basics.
The whole thing is sad.


If it makes you feel better to believe that, have at it.
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In reply to BearlySane88 • 11:11p, 4/11/26
BearlySane88 said:
cal83dls79 said:
BearlySane88 said:
cal83dls79 said:
concordtom said:
cal83dls79 said:
How many mines does it take to shut down the straight of Hormuz? A question posed by a former Navy Sub Offficer and Cal grad. He was part of a mine safety team during the Iraq war.
FYI he "was a mine planning officer for a short period and went to mine warfare school for fun in between deployments"


And what was the answer?

zero


There are mines, US Navy is out there clearing them

that wasn't the question nor the answer.


You asked how many mines it took, obviously not 0

Can be zero. The threat of mines (or drones or whatever) can be enough to keep ships from going through.
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In reply to Big C • 11:25p, 4/11/26
Big C said:
BearlySane88 said:
cal83dls79 said:
BearlySane88 said:
cal83dls79 said:
concordtom said:
cal83dls79 said:
How many mines does it take to shut down the straight of Hormuz? A question posed by a former Navy Sub Offficer and Cal grad. He was part of a mine safety team during the Iraq war.
FYI he "was a mine planning officer for a short period and went to mine warfare school for fun in between deployments"


And what was the answer?

zero


There are mines, US Navy is out there clearing them

that wasn't the question nor the answer.


You asked how many mines it took, obviously not 0

Can be zero. The threat of mines (or drones or whatever) can be enough to keep ships from going through.


Sure but the answer was not zero
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In reply to Big C • 4:11a, 4/12/26
Big C said:
BearlySane88 said:
cal83dls79 said:
BearlySane88 said:
cal83dls79 said:
concordtom said:
cal83dls79 said:
How many mines does it take to shut down the straight of Hormuz? A question posed by a former Navy Sub Offficer and Cal grad. He was part of a mine safety team during the Iraq war.
FYI he "was a mine planning officer for a short period and went to mine warfare school for fun in between deployments"


And what was the answer?

zero


There are mines, US Navy is out there clearing them

that wasn't the question nor the answer.


You asked how many mines it took, obviously not 0

Can be zero. The threat of mines (or drones or whatever) can be enough to keep ships from going through.
bingo. Big C is the winner!
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6:32a, 4/12/26
Talks over and our turn to blockade the Straits

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In reply to Anarchistbear • 7:28a, 4/12/26
What a failure
Censorship has always been a tool of the fascist
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9:09a, 4/12/26
Trump getting his clock cleaned by Iranian social media game

Censorship has always been a tool of the fascist
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9:23a, 4/12/26
I thought Hegseth had said that we had obliterated their nuclear AMBITION last June.

Yeah, he did.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/article/trump-announces-naval-blockade-of-strait-of-hormuz-after-iran-talks-collapse-over-nuclear-demands-133605926.html
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9:46a, 4/12/26
This is another tweet escalation to get a "deal" but the Iranians read Trump better than he does. The price of oil rises as does potential conflict with oil heading to Asia and allies.
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In reply to Anarchistbear • 10:58a, 4/12/26
Iran and the IRGC are clearly playing the long game.
Wouldn't you if you were them?

Iran has maintained their Sovereignty.
They have not been invaded.
That's a WIN in their eyes.

They also understand that the American people aren't backing this War of "choice" and Trump needs an offramp.

There are already jet fuel shortages in Europe.

And gas prices may be "cheap" compared to where they could go if the Strait doesnt get opened quickly.

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In reply to DiabloWags • 11:37a, 4/12/26
DiabloWags said:
Iran and the IRGC are clearly playing the long game.
Wouldn't you if you were them?

Iran has maintained their Sovereignty.
They have not been invaded.
That's a WIN in their eyes.

They also understand that the American people aren't backing this War of "choice" and Trump needs an offramp.

There are already jet fuel shortages in Europe.

And gas prices may be "cheap" compared to where they could go if the Strait doesnt get opened quickly.

people around him (Generals and such)probably have to keep reminding him what the off ramp needs to look like.
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12:41p, 4/12/26
Good thing they have their priorities straight.

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In reply to chazzed • 12:55p, 4/12/26
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Good thing they have their priorities straight.


Marco looks like he's had a good time.
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In reply to sycasey • 1:27p, 4/12/26
sycasey said:
chazzed said:
Good thing they have their priorities straight.


Marco looks like he's had a good time.

He could have tied one on in Islamabad and still have done better than Vance.
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In reply to DiabloWags • 4:14p, 4/12/26
DiabloWags said:
Iran and the IRGC are clearly playing the long game.
Wouldn't you if you were them?

Iran has maintained their Sovereignty.
They have not been invaded.
That's a WIN in their eyes.

They also understand that the American people aren't backing this War of "choice" and Trump needs an offramp.

There are already jet fuel shortages in Europe.

And gas prices may be "cheap" compared to where they could go if the Strait doesnt get opened quickly.


The rescue operation was a sideshow from a bigger operation to retrieve enriched uranium near the airfield where a forward base was being set up. The operation failed with planes being shot down or bombed on the ground. They didn't disclose the real casualty figure from that operation.

As a result of this, the land invasion plan looks less likely, though with the clown crew in the WH, who knows what they will try to do next.
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7:29p, 4/12/26
It's good thing that it was ONLY ZELENSKY that was "Gambling on Starting World War 3"





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2:13a, 4/13/26

The world just... switched suppliers? Like changing your internet provider?

Iran played its biggest card and the main result is that the United States became the world's emergency gas station and China's cheap energy subsidy evaporated.
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In reply to PAC-10-BEAR • 2:23a, 4/13/26
PAC-10-BEAR said:

The world just... switched suppliers? Like changing your internet provider?

Iran played its biggest card and the main result is that the United States became the world's emergency gas station and China's cheap energy subsidy evaporated.



That's how gas prices go up for U.S. consumers because Trump got the Straight of Hormuz shut. Domestic oil producers will gladly send oil to Asia for a higher price. U.S. consumers will have to compete on price globally. RIP CPI. Sadly most MAGA don't understand how markets work. They only know what Trump tells them.
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In reply to dajo9 • 2:28a, 4/13/26
dajo9 said:
PAC-10-BEAR said:

The world just... switched suppliers? Like changing your internet provider?

Iran played its biggest card and the main result is that the United States became the world's emergency gas station and China's cheap energy subsidy evaporated.

That's how gas prices go up for U.S. consumers because Trump got the Straight of Hormuz shut. Domestic oil producers will gladly send oil to Asia for a higher price. U.S. consumers will have to compete on price globally. RIP CPI. Sadly most MAGA don't understand how markets work. They only know what Trump tells them.

Temporarily, yes, but the Strait won't be closed forever.

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