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Mosby

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42. Iran, Russia and Syria form a military axis in the ME

Reply to global1 (Original post)

Sat Dec 17, 2016, 03:51 PM

Dec 2016

The US is aligned with the GCC countries and Israel.

If Trump moves away from the GCC in any significant way we are going to see some crazy shit happen. May was just at the supreme council meeting swearing her eternal loyalty to the GCC countries and they expect Trump to do the same.

There are a lot of theories why the KSA has been over producing oil for a while now, but we know it hurts the Russian producers (and the gov via taxes), Iran and the US frackers.

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Exactly!!! Hump will be the ignitor! n/t RKP5637 Dec 2016 #21

Oh yes I mean any country as a reaction to so trumpcrazy.He is terrible but the other countries lunasun Dec 2016 #23

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California! immoderate Dec 2016 #28

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One that has the wherewithal to fight back, count on it. shraby Dec 2016 #30

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Iran, Russia and Syria form a military axis in the ME Mosby Dec 2016 #42