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surfered

(13,023 posts) Mon Mar 9, 2026, 07:58 PM Monday

The capacity of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve is 714M Bbl. The current inventory is 415 M Bbl. It's only 58% full.

The stable genius didn’t think to fill the tank prior to launching his war with Iran.

https://ycharts.com/indicators/us_ending_stocks_of_crude_oil_in_the_strategic_petroleum_

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The capacity of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve is 714M Bbl. The current inventory is 415 M Bbl. It's only 58% full. (Original Post) surfered Monday OP

Apparently he didn't think Iran would fight back either C_U_L8R Monday #1

He is unilaterally disarming us... ret5hd Monday #2

Can we even trust that number? It comes from Trump's administration. Norrrm Monday #3

C_U_L8R

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1. Apparently he didn't think Iran would fight back either

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Mon Mar 9, 2026, 08:07 PM

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Or world markets would tank or allies would shun us or that even magats would be ashamed of him.
What an idiot.

ret5hd

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2. He is unilaterally disarming us...

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Mon Mar 9, 2026, 08:15 PM

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he is purposefully weakening us in every way.

This is no accident or oversight.

Norrrm

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3. Can we even trust that number? It comes from Trump's administration.

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Mon Mar 9, 2026, 08:36 PM

Monday

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