We dare not screw the world through a closing of the Gulf of Hormuz... so it's got to be diplomacy through economic squeezing.
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Replies to: "The best I can say about Trump's negotiators is that they are not John Kerry."
- Doesn’t look like we are going to invade Iran… - Chris94 - 2:44pm 2/18/26
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- I think step 1 is to rename the Persian Gulf. [NT]
- iairishcheeks - 5:22pm 2/18/26
- Trumpian Gulf? Gulf of Trump? Plague Rat Reservoir? [NT]
- TampaIrish - 6:24pm 2/18/26
- I assume we would sell.the naming rights to the Saudis. [NT]
- iairishcheeks - 6:39pm 2/18/26
- The Saudis already call it the Arabian Gulf [NT]
- Chris94 - 9:02pm 2/18/26
- But they don't pay us for that right??? [NT] - NedoftheHill - 2:33am 2/19/26
- Oooh, nice! - iairishcheeks - 9:24pm 2/18/26
- Still feel “Emirates First Class Gulf” is a possibility… [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 12:33am 2/19/26
- Of course, with the expected kick back or favors to be cashed in later. [NT] - TampaIrish - 7:18pm 2/18/26
- The Saudis already call it the Arabian Gulf [NT]
- Chris94 - 9:02pm 2/18/26
- I assume we would sell.the naming rights to the Saudis. [NT]
- iairishcheeks - 6:39pm 2/18/26
- Trumpian Gulf? Gulf of Trump? Plague Rat Reservoir? [NT]
- TampaIrish - 6:24pm 2/18/26
- The window opens at 4PM eastern on Friday. Closes at Globex open, 6PM Sunday. [NT] - Iggle - 5:12pm 2/18/26
- Let's see how Witcoff (indebted to Qatar), and Kushner (indebted to Saudi Arabia) deal with this... [LINK]
- TyroneIrish - 3:26pm 2/18/26
- Let's see how China deals with any sustained closure of the Gulr of Hormuz [LINK]
- Curly1918 - 3:44pm 2/18/26
- You're comfortable with having Witcoff and Kushner leading our negotiating team? I doubt that the - TyroneIrish - 4:46pm 2/18/26
- The best I can say about Trump's negotiators is that they are not John Kerry. - Curly1918 - 6:42pm 2/18/26
- At zero cost to the U.S., Kerry got IAEA boots on the ground verifying compliance by Iran...no need - TyroneIrish - 11:18pm 2/18/26
- The best I can say about Trump's negotiators is that they are not John Kerry. - Curly1918 - 6:42pm 2/18/26
- You're comfortable with having Witcoff and Kushner leading our negotiating team? I doubt that the - TyroneIrish - 4:46pm 2/18/26
- Let's see how China deals with any sustained closure of the Gulr of Hormuz [LINK]
- Curly1918 - 3:44pm 2/18/26
- I think step 1 is to rename the Persian Gulf. [NT]
- iairishcheeks - 5:22pm 2/18/26
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