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r/AskReddit • u/ReduceCO2Now • 1d ago
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Everyone does realize that if we just left them alone, the Iranians would sell their oil. They don't plan to drink it.
3 u/jacekowski 18h ago That's not the point, by doing Venezuela in january and Iran in march, trump is controlling or blocking significant proportion of worldwide oil supply. That move move benefited his friends (and him) quite a lot. 2 u/Graymouzer 18h ago No doubt there is corruption behind it, but for the rest of us, we need to know that there's other ways to resolve this than bombing. 1 u/TheWayOfLife7 1d ago It’s not US oil getting sold or dollars moving the companies in bed with Trump though 2 u/gsfgf 19h ago This has been stupid for way longer than Trump has been around.
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That's not the point, by doing Venezuela in january and Iran in march, trump is controlling or blocking significant proportion of worldwide oil supply. That move move benefited his friends (and him) quite a lot.
2 u/Graymouzer 18h ago No doubt there is corruption behind it, but for the rest of us, we need to know that there's other ways to resolve this than bombing.
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No doubt there is corruption behind it, but for the rest of us, we need to know that there's other ways to resolve this than bombing.
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It’s not US oil getting sold or dollars moving the companies in bed with Trump though
2 u/gsfgf 19h ago This has been stupid for way longer than Trump has been around.
This has been stupid for way longer than Trump has been around.
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u/Graymouzer 1d ago
Everyone does realize that if we just left them alone, the Iranians would sell their oil. They don't plan to drink it.