Hi, Shrewd!        Login  
Shrewd'm.com 
A merry & shrewd investing community
 Best Of Politics | Best Of | Favourites & Replies | All Boards | Post of the Week! | How To Invest
Search Politics
Shrewd'm.com Merry shrewd investors
Best Of Politics | Best Of | Favourites & Replies | All Boards | Post of the Week! | How To Invest
Search Politics

Halls of Shrewd'm / US Policy
Unthreaded | Threaded | Whole Thread (3) |
Post New
Author: Steve203 ⎊🐝  😊 😞
Number: of 75961 
Subject: well, his nibs can be consistent.
Date: 03/30/26 1:35 AM
Post Reply | Report Post | Recommend It!
No. of Recommendations: 11
On the wire today:

Trump reportedly wants to ‘take the oil in Iran’ as Tehran targets water, power facilities in Kuwait

Trump told the Financial Times on Sunday that his “preference would be to take the oil,” comparing it to the U.S. military operation in Venezuela earlier this year where the U.S. effectively gained control of the Latin American country’s oil industry, following the capture of its leader Nicolas Maduro.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/30/trump-iran-oil-mid...

Ten years ago.

Trump’s “take the oil” madness

Republican Party presidential nominee Donald Trump has said repeatedly the United States should take Iraq’s oil as the spoils of war. With him, it’s an old refrain that goes back at least five years.

But Trump never says what “taking the oil” of Iraq really means: an endless occupation army in the Persian Gulf surrounded by enemies, without allies, and isolated hopelessly from the Islamic world. It would have to be an open-ended occupation, which would polarize America more than ever. It would reinvigorate the global jihad, and it would disgrace our fundamental values as a nation.

https://www.brookings.edu/articles/trumps-take-the...

Steve
Print the post


Author: SuisseBear ✶🐝🐝  😊 😞
Number: of 75961 
Subject: Re: well, his nibs can be consistent.
Date: 03/30/26 6:11 AM
Post Reply | Report Post | Recommend It!
No. of Recommendations: 4
Good to see we are inching towards having the real reasons for Iran war involvement distilled.

Latest draft:

1. Benjamin forced our hand - he was going to attack no matter what, with Iran in return threatening our bases, and our ME friends (source: Rubio)
2. Take the oil! (source: Trump)
3. Venezuela was so much fun! (source: press reports)
Print the post


Author: Steve203 ⎊🐝  😊 😞
Number: of 75961 
Subject: Re: well, his nibs can be consistent.
Date: 03/30/26 10:06 AM
Post Reply | Report Post | Recommend It!
No. of Recommendations: 3

1. Benjamin forced our hand - he was going to attack no matter what,

Maybe that was part of the sales pitch "Bibi" used: "fight our war for us, and you can take the oil, like you wanted to in Iraq, and make lots and lots of MONEY".

Steve
Print the post


Post New
Unthreaded | Threaded | Whole Thread (3) |


Announcements
US Policy FAQ
Contact Shrewd'm
Contact the developer of these message boards.

Ticker or Board Name Author

Best Of Politics | Best Of | Favourites & Replies | All Boards | Followed Shrewds