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eppur_se_muova

(41,716 posts) Mon Mar 9, 2026, 09:19 PM Monday

Watching Rachel tonight, I have to wonder-- was it just Netanyahu who encouraged Trmp ? Or did Putin cast a big vote ?

Russia benefits more than any other country from a sharp increase in oil prices. Nations not committed to Russian sanctions will be quick to begin circumventing them. So -- one oil shortage coming up, and Putin's coffers will soon be jingling again.

Sure, it's a conspiracy theory, but our PEDOTUS is an unending source of real-world conspiracies and just plain foolish bullshit, so if you say "that doesn't make much sense", that's not a criticism, merely an acknowledgement that that's how it goes in Trmpland.

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Watching Rachel tonight, I have to wonder-- was it just Netanyahu who encouraged Trmp ? Or did Putin cast a big vote ? (Original Post) eppur_se_muova Monday OP

Said it before and I'll say it again: I don't think Trump does anything without Marie Marie Monday #1

Putin is feeding Iran our troop locations, Bayard Monday #2

According to the Washington Post, bin Salman was agitating too: Emrys Yesterday #3

Yes, I've been thinking about that (a little) lately. I recently finished a book on Saudi Arabia, and it wasn't very ... eppur_se_muova 11 hrs ago #4

Marie Marie

(11,190 posts)

1. Said it before and I'll say it again: I don't think Trump does anything without

Reply to eppur_se_muova (Original post)

Mon Mar 9, 2026, 11:21 PM

Monday

asking, discussing or informing Putin beforehand. I think they are in constant communication. And Trump loves calling people on the phone to fish for compliments or opinions. JMHO.

Bayard

(29,409 posts)

2. Putin is feeding Iran our troop locations,

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Mon Mar 9, 2026, 11:56 PM

Monday

But, he and trump talked on the phone for an hour just today. You have to wonder just where trump's loyalties lie. He does seem determined to destroy the U.S.

Emrys

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3. According to the Washington Post, bin Salman was agitating too:

Reply to eppur_se_muova (Original post)

Tue Mar 10, 2026, 12:15 AM

Yesterday

The Washington Post reported on Saturday, citing four sources familiar with the matter, that Trump's decision to conduct a series of strikes against Iran's ballistic and nuclear missile facilities came at the behest of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who had been lobbying for the strikes for weeks, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

https://www.rawstory.com/trump-iran-2675462421/

eppur_se_muova

(41,716 posts)

4. Yes, I've been thinking about that (a little) lately. I recently finished a book on Saudi Arabia, and it wasn't very ...

Reply to Emrys (Reply #3)

Tue Mar 10, 2026, 03:19 PM

11 hrs ago

encouraging. SA's long-term stability is complicated by its proximity to Iran, whose Shia majority has no love lost for the Saudi Sunnis, and resent the Saudi royal family being the guardians of the holy cities. So anything that weakens Iran can be seen as buying time for the royals, which is their usual recourse.

I only wish it had been a more recent book. None of the recent biz w/MBS was covered.

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