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33. Seriously: If the US wanted to clear the Straights and the Gulf, the Navy with all the aircraft carrier groups in ...

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Wed Jun 10, 2026, 04:00 PM

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... the area (did anyone know the Navy is the second largest airforce on the planet? USAF is number one) it could do it PDQ. The Navy's done it before and they can do it again. TACO hasn't ordered it for two reasons: he wants Europe on board and Europe just will not do that as it is an implicit endorsement of TACO's actions. And leaving in limbo keeps American oil exporters with big fucking grins. Heard of blood diamonds? This is blood petroleum.

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From my co-pilot search gab13by13 Wednesday #13

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Shared frustration and crushed optimism relogic Wednesday #24

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