They called his bluff. That's hilarious
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Why are people memeing about him chickening out? Did you want those tankets bombed? he made a dangerous and outrageous threat the fact that he didnt actually commit to it is the only laudable part of this
So the next time it happens people can ignore instead of thinking about wwiii
Yeah that seems to be the most likely outcome...
What fuck'n plan? He's an impulsive moron who just does what he feels at all times. There is no plan. There never was.
I was told we couldn't elect a woman because she might be too emotional
Because even these idiots know that firing on China’s tankers would end up devastating the US and potentially kicking off WW3.
That would personally put them in a position of showing their true cowardice, lack of a plan, severely harm their wealth, and potentially their lives.
That’s all they care about in the end, their money and their skins.
I’m skeptical that China would retaliate. They laid an entire U.S. electricity grid of renewables last year. I feel like they would just let oil prices go to the moon, double down on renewable energy and watch as every other world power comes to them begging for solar panels and cheap electric vehicles.
especially given that US allies no longer give a fuck about Trump's wars.
it'll be US Vs [Iran + China]. and the US military has proven that it can only fight against faraway civilians. but when it comes to actual war they lost against a handful of Afghan goat herders.
I don't think it's much of a blockade if you can just "defy" it. Did the Navy ships tell them they were breaking the rules? "Heeeeeey, you guys. You're not allowed to do that! Come back! Stop it! We're gonna get in trouble!"
He's going to escalate by holding his breath and stamping his feet.
Somebody tell him Obama could hold his breath for 7 minutes ...
TACOOOOOOOOOOO Tuesday strikes again.
The world is getting used to ignoring what Trump says.
I think he can have this one, enforcing this blockade seems like a surefire way to spark up larger conflict
Trump, a lifelong bitch, now gets to make America look like a bitch too.
Bluff called IMMEDIATELY. It's Taco Tuesday - can't wait for Trump's explanation
Tacos. Don't blame tacos for this Administration, tacos are true and blessed by God unlike the administration which apparently is the Antichrist.
Time for Samuel L Jackson
This was such a stupid strategy, in the 1st place. What were they going to do in order to enforce this? Open fire on everyone shipping oil? The US would literally be enforcing Iran's blockade on the Strait, for them.
Well, the idea was that the ones paying the toll are the only ones getting through, so, being far more generous than they deserve, the strategy is to make paying the tolls not worth it. Still, like you said, there was no way to enforce this reasonably. It was a weak threat that anyone could see wasn't going to be enforced.
Based on the last 6 months I figured they’d board and steal the tankers to sell on trumps personal name.
I wonder if we'll get to see pirates stealing from those privateers
I think (but not positive) it was so that the US could decide who to let through after Iran did. So if Iran got paid off by let's say, China, the US would block that.
“Hey, we haven’t started a war with China yet - let’s do that!”
- Drinky Pete Kegsbreath, probably
Bro it's every Tuesday 🤣😂 we live in a simulation.
You hosers!
I'm absolutely not surprised that Trump's bluff was called. There's not much chance that the US Navy is going to open fire on non-Iranian vessels. That would be tantamount to declaring war on whatever nation the vessel was registered in.
I guess standing up to a bully does work when that bully is an absolute moron.
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You know China was thinking “yeah, just try it Mr Tiny Orange hands”
Lol