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Well you know how we decisively crippled Iran and their missile capabilities because we are so awesome?
If this is victory, I would absolutely hate to see defeat. Gas prices will be even more on the rise
UAE says Iran has resumed attacks as the US moves to reopen the Strait of Hormuz
https://apnews.com/article/iran-us-w...b65ced19451a25If this is victory, I would absolutely hate to see defeat. Gas prices will be even more on the rise
Shaq is clearly trolling. That being said, a lot if broke people only put 20 bucks worth of gas, usually when running close to empty.
I hear from old timers, back in the days gas stations used to give you a discount if you filled up to full.
I hear from old timers, back in the days gas stations used to give you a discount if you filled up to full.
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Moral of the story......you don't get yourself out of a hole by digging it deeper.
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The dumbest thing the Iranians did after we and the Israelis attacked was to retaliate by lobbing missiles and drones into American bases in the countries near and surrounding Iran......Qatar, UAE, Oman, Abu Dhabi, etc..... By doing so, the Iranians made themselves NEW enemies (and potential new enemies) that, before, were either neutral or somewhat aligned with them.
Moral of the story......you don't get yourself out of a hole by digging it deeper.
Moral of the story......you don't get yourself out of a hole by digging it deeper.
Trump was warned by his top Generals this would happen, and it was so predictable anyone with an ounce of sense saw this coming. Nobody outside of Faux News watchers over the age of 80 even believe the US is winning this. Gas prices and the Iranians now controlling world energy distribution are proof enough we lost this on day 1. Trump thought this would last 4 days and be another Venezuela, instead he got mud in his face which is why you see the unhinged Truth Socials
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You got it completely wrong. Moral of the story is that the GCC Arab nations don't trust the US anymore. Iranians promised they would hit energy infrastructure and US military bases, and they did just that. Here is another moral of the story...attack a country that can actually defend itself and you get this trying to rescue one pilot:
Trump was warned by his top Generals this would happen, and it was so predictable anyone with an ounce of sense saw this coming. Nobody outside of Faux News watchers over the age of 80 even believe the US is winning this. Gas prices and the Iranians now controlling world energy distribution are proof enough we lost this on day 1. Trump thought this would last 4 days and be another Venezuela, instead he got mud in his face which is why you see the unhinged Truth Socials
Trump was warned by his top Generals this would happen, and it was so predictable anyone with an ounce of sense saw this coming. Nobody outside of Faux News watchers over the age of 80 even believe the US is winning this. Gas prices and the Iranians now controlling world energy distribution are proof enough we lost this on day 1. Trump thought this would last 4 days and be another Venezuela, instead he got mud in his face which is why you see the unhinged Truth Socials
Well, if the Iranians are so great at defending themselves, then why, outside of drones, is their Navy and Air Force almost completely gone? They lost six more of their Navy vessels just yesterday alone. This is not Persian fantasy....you can't bring them back by simply rubbing Aladdin's Lamp and calling on the Genie LOL.
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Listen, I promised Bit no more politics, so I'm going to have to honor that and I won't be responding to any nonsense trying to defend this stupid ******* war that's made life more expensive increased the already astronomical deficit, plunged the the world into an energy crisis and made the United States of America a laughing stock and now everyone just thinks we are a paper tiger...thus China announcing they will be ignoring US sanctions
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Well, if the Iranians are so great at defending themselves, then why, outside of drones, is their Navy and Air Force almost completely gone? They lost six more of their Navy vessels just yesterday alone. This is not Persian fantasy....you can't bring them back by simply rubbing Aladdin's lamp and calling on the Genie LOL.
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I don't see where discussing the war (the cause of the thread-topic high gas prices) is politics per se (that's international news), but if so, then so be it.
As for the high gas prices, first, I'm glad that I don't really use that much gas to start with, and second, steps can be taken to minimize what gas we DO use. Things like combining trips, keeping tire pressure up, minimizing engine warm-ups and stop/go traffic, and clearing excess unneeded weight out of the trunk.
As for the high gas prices, first, I'm glad that I don't really use that much gas to start with, and second, steps can be taken to minimize what gas we DO use. Things like combining trips, keeping tire pressure up, minimizing engine warm-ups and stop/go traffic, and clearing excess unneeded weight out of the trunk.
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I don't see where discussing the war (the cause of the high gas prices) is politics per se (that's international news), but if so, then so be it.
As for the high gas prices, first, I'm glad that I don't really use that much gas to start with, and second, steps can be taken to minimize what gas we DO use. Things like combining trips, keeping tire pressure up, minimizing engine warm-ups and stop/go traffic, and clearing excess unneeded weight out of the trunk.
As for the high gas prices, first, I'm glad that I don't really use that much gas to start with, and second, steps can be taken to minimize what gas we DO use. Things like combining trips, keeping tire pressure up, minimizing engine warm-ups and stop/go traffic, and clearing excess unneeded weight out of the trunk.
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As for the high gas prices, first, I'm glad that I don't really use that much gas to start with, and second, steps can be taken to minimize what gas we DO use. Things like combining trips, keeping tire pressure up, minimizing engine warm-ups and stop/go traffic, and clearing excess unneeded weight out of the trunk.
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I live where the corn is grown, and yet current E85 prices are somehow right in between midgrade and premium. Take the 25-30% lower energy content/gallon into account and it costs roughly $8 to get you as far as a $5 gallon of regular does.
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Well, if the Iranians are so great at defending themselves, then why, outside of drones, is their Navy and Air Force almost completely gone? They lost six more of their Navy vessels just yesterday alone. This is not Persian fantasy....you can't bring them back by simply rubbing Aladdin's Lamp and calling on the Genie LOL.
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Well, if the Iranians are so great at defending themselves, then why, outside of drones, is their Navy and Air Force almost completely gone? They lost six more of their Navy vessels just yesterday alone. This is not Persian fantasy....you can't bring them back by simply rubbing Aladdin's Lamp and calling on the Genie LOL.
As Iran runs out of refined fuels while at the same time runs out of storage for oil, it will be interesting to see the impending collapse unfold. Meanwhile... mines are being cleared and two US flagged merchant ships successfully transited the straight.
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