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surfered

(13,224 posts)
Thu Mar 19, 2026, 08:55 PM 13 hrs ago

Treasury Secretary Bessent says we may lift sanctions on Iranian oil.

You read that right. The US is currently bombing them, but we may lift sanctions on them selling oil to reduce the price.

I’m not a military strategist, but this sounds insane.

Wouldn’t this allow them to earn more revenue to defend themselves and launch attacks on us?

It begs the question, why not just stop bombing them?

I need help understanding this. Anyone?

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2026/03/19/bessent-iran-lift-sanctions/8291773944987/

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Treasury Secretary Bessent says we may lift sanctions on Iranian oil. (Original Post) surfered 13 hrs ago OP
In time of war, money must keep moving to pay for the war bucolic_frolic 13 hrs ago #1
But we're allowing Iran to earn money to keep fighting us? surfered 13 hrs ago #5
It's the gentleman's way to keep the war profiteers in clover bucolic_frolic 1 hr ago #9
This seems hilarious JBTaurus83 13 hrs ago #2
The only way to see this strategy as making sense DeeDeeNY 13 hrs ago #3
Pootin loves chaos SheltieLover 13 hrs ago #4
And Putin's making more money with a higher oil price surfered 12 hrs ago #8
American military have died...for this nt msongs 13 hrs ago #6
Sure, Why Not? They're 🔩 up everything else. Bread and Circuses 13 hrs ago #7

bucolic_frolic

(54,959 posts)
1. In time of war, money must keep moving to pay for the war
Thu Mar 19, 2026, 08:57 PM
13 hrs ago

A single US and single Nazi kept the Bank of International Settlements going from their office in Switzerland during WWII.

bucolic_frolic

(54,959 posts)
9. It's the gentleman's way to keep the war profiteers in clover
Fri Mar 20, 2026, 08:31 AM
1 hr ago

Once the world's productive capacity is destroyed, we can drill, Baby, drill! Here! Every 500 feet.

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