“To reach Kharg Island, the 5k Marines aboard USS Tripoli and USS Boxer must first sail through the Strait of Hormuz, which Iran has mined.

A White House source told Axios they need ‘about a month to weaken the Iranians more’ before attempting this. One month.

Rheinmetall’s CEO went on CNBC to say. ‘If the war lasts another month, we will have nearly no missiles available. All European, American, and also Middle East country warehouses are empty, or nearly empty’.”
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ombra (@[email protected])

Attached: 2 images "It is a well-established fact that the universe has a sense of humour. It is less well-established, but increasingly obvious, that the humour is of the kind best enjoyed from a great distance, like, let’s say the moon." #gulfwar #iranwar #energycrisis #darkhumour #oilprice #missilestockpiles https://no01.substack.com/p/march-19-21-god-is-a-comedian

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…”France, in a display of allied solidarity, deployed the aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle to the region. Its precise location was then revealed to the entire internet by a sailor who went jogging on deck with Strava running.”

https://no01.substack.com/p/march-19-21-god-is-a-comedian

…“This week, the US Treasury lifted all oil sanctions on Iran. For 30 days. 140 million barrels of Iranian crude, sitting on ships at sea, may now be sold freely on the global market. Including to the United States itself.

In yuan.

The United States is purchasing, with Chinese currency, oil from the country it is currently bombing?! The same oil that funds the missiles that just shot down an F-35 for the first time. The same missiles that are redecorating allied oil infrastructure.”

…tbf, that kind of bollocks in war is not uncommon.

Because war is bollocks.

See, for example
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_World_War_glass%E2%80%93rubber_exchange

First World War glass–rubber exchange - Wikipedia

…Unfortunately, when cocks are running the show, bollocks are all that’s on offer.

“This is a clusterfuck of historic proportions and everyone who's ever held a rank knows it.”

https://no01.substack.com/p/march-19-21-god-is-a-comedian

March, 19-21: God is a comedian

A stiff drink is recommended

Gold and Geopolitics

@urlyman

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Could we just have some nice things instead, please? It would be VERY GOOD to have nice things, instead of this.