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Pluvious

(5,385 posts)
Tue Mar 17, 2026, 12:10 PM 11 hrs ago

What they told Senator Chris Murphy behind closed doors...

Last edited Tue Mar 17, 2026, 07:28 PM - Edit history (1)

I goofed up somehow, and duped the main thread:
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100221103591



This was later clarified by our president saying that we attacked them out of habit

https://youtube.com/shorts/T2PWt3FIaH4

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What they told Senator Chris Murphy behind closed doors... (Original Post) Pluvious 11 hrs ago OP
Let's see what happens when non US and non Israeli ships attempt to transit through the straight of Hormuz ChicagoTeamster 7 hrs ago #1

ChicagoTeamster

(856 posts)
1. Let's see what happens when non US and non Israeli ships attempt to transit through the straight of Hormuz
Tue Mar 17, 2026, 04:01 PM
7 hrs ago

Last edited Tue Mar 17, 2026, 05:24 PM - Edit history (1)

If European, Canadian, South American, African, and Asian ships are getting through; then the straights aren't closed. It won't affect the global economy. Just the US and Israel. Mexican and Canadian farmers can purchase additional fertilizer for sale to the US farm industry at market prices. Farmers can blame the responsible party, Trump, and MAGA can pay more for food.

US gas and grocery chains have to start charging more in MAGA markets rather than penalizing all of their customers. MAGA voted for this.

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