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7. Trump wants oil prices low.

Wed Feb 18, 2026, 09:24 PM

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War with Iran Soon? [View all] SamuelTheThird Wednesday OP

Not until the Olympics are over. bluedigger Wednesday #1

2nd carrier battle group won't be in position until Sunday, either Red Mountain Wednesday #4

Nobel Peace Prize Prez kwolf68 Wednesday #2

Trump wants oil prices low. Melon Wednesday #7

Cadet Bonespurs loooooves playing GI Joe Skittles Wednesday #5

Who supports Iran? I don't see any country of note. Melon Wednesday #6

They don't need to take and hold the Strait SamuelTheThird Wednesday #8

They can if they want to lose one of their last allies China EX500rider Yesterday #10

If the regime's existence is in real jeopardy they will lash out SamuelTheThird Yesterday #13

It's not going to happen. Melon Yesterday #12

They can lay mines with swarms of their small boats. SamuelTheThird Yesterday #14

Every regional government in that area has mine sweepers. Melon 2 min ago #29

Heard that one before. W_HAMILTON Yesterday #9

Why would it be any different than the recent aerial attacks on Iran? EX500rider Yesterday #11

Isolated aerial attacks aren't an all out war. W_HAMILTON Yesterday #15

Yes, because that's all that they were. W_HAMILTON 20 hrs ago #18

How is the security apparatus suppressed from the air? SamuelTheThird 15 hrs ago #21

Bomb all their headquarters stations and armories EX500rider 6 hrs ago #22

How did that work out in Iraq? SamuelTheThird 5 hrs ago #25

Aerial Warfare and boots on the ground are two different things EX500rider 4 hrs ago #26

I don't know what you're picturing, SamuelTheThird 4 hrs ago #27

Again, we've heard that one before too. W_HAMILTON 3 hrs ago #28

We'll be greeted as liberators" maxrandb Yesterday #17

Seems like some here... Xolodno 19 hrs ago #20

Violence is the last resort of the incompetent. Isaac Asimov Ping Tung 6 hrs ago #24