Fucking spare me.

They’ll all run defense and deflection for each other. “ That was always in our planning, that there’s the chance”? Recognizing that there was a chance does not constitute planning. Also, “ It is my belief that as soon as it is militarily possible, the U.S. Navy and perhaps with an international coalition”, a lot of hedging here. Not even “I’ve been told” or “we have an international coalition lined up.” The actual information in these statements is so low that it’s only report worthy for its lack of any new definitive information. I guess CNBC is doing their part to keep the hope alive.

Trimmed a dollar-plus off the 1512 WTI price.

At this moment.

Back up to 96.55

You're hurting his feels

With FFG 58 Samuel B. Roberts.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Samuel_B._Roberts_(FFG-58)

I shouldn't laugh at the situation, but

You know, very normal stuff going on.

even in the huge Trumpler circle of clowns. Send in the clowns...they're already here.

Drones can swoop in for very far away and hit a ship and a naval vessel can't do a thing about it.

It's what the CIWS Phalanx gun system is designed to do; destroy anything within 2-3 miles of the ship with a barrage of 20mm shells. Missiles, drones, helicopters, small watercraft.

The manly-man Defense Secretary must've been too hung over to deliver the message himself.