Why the U.S. is sending 2,500 marines to the Gulf — and what they might do there (www.cbc.ca)

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[-] CameronDev@programming.dev 13 points 6 months ago

Die for oil probably...

[-] Deceptichum@quokk.au 1 points 6 months ago

Hopefully

[-] prex@aussie.zone 12 points 6 months ago

[-] Teknikal@anarchist.nexus 8 points 6 months ago

Sieze the oil at Kharg Island is my guess, which is going to really aggravate the Chinese.

[-] theuniqueone@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Hopefully die or defect or frag their commanders.

[-] ExtremeDullard@piefed.social 6 points 6 months ago

I guess we'll soon be thanking a lot of physically and mentally damaged young people for their service.

[-] TheJesusaurus@piefed.ca 5 points 6 months ago

Probably war stuff I'd say right? Cause they're war guys and there's a war there?

[-] finallymadeanaccount@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

WARFIGHTERS! RAAARGH! WARFIGHTERS NOT WAR GUYS! WARFIGHTERS! Get my good side at the press conference. WARFIGHTERS!!!

[-] TheJesusaurus@piefed.ca 2 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Someone should really make a Pete hegseth bot to do this lol

[-] ol_capt_joe@piefed.ee 4 points 6 months ago

These marines are coming from Japan, and the Abraham Lincoln CSG was coming from the Philippines. Trump's gradually pulling US forces away from China.

[-] inari@piefed.zip 1 points 6 months ago

Killing some brown people, bombing them back to the stone age (for their own good)

[-] rottenmummy@lemmy.ml 1 points 6 months ago

Yo! For peaceful purposes of course. He is the peace president.

[-] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 1 points 6 months ago

because he needs to keep the oil prices high for RUSSIA, since the sanctions are currently lifted.

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