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In December 2024, in the thread "Re: BRK: Why Not XOM?", sykesix asked the members: "What do you do if you arrive early at movie besides go to the snack bar?" This week it is put to everyone again. The button below opens the small thread re-asking it - read what others have said so far, then give your own answer as an ordinary reply.
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Author: Goofyhoofy ✸✹🐝 HONORARY
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Subject: Re: NYT: flows through Strait up
Date: 10/30/26 1:00 PM
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Yeah, that aged well...

Inside the U.S. Military’s Open-Ended Mission to Keep Gulf Oil Flowing

Troops are operating around the clock to maintain the Iranian blockade and protect ships in the Strait of Hormuz

The near-daily missions to protect ships have helped the U.S. and its Gulf partners [restore the flow of oil] through the waterway despite a barrage of Iranian attacks, allowing the U.S. to hold the line in a conflict that has dragged on since February and threatened access to the world’s oil supplies.

The U.S. military says it has helped [more than 3,000] commercial vessels transit the strait over the past six months, enabling Persian Gulf oil exports to surpass prewar levels in recent weeks. Adm. Brad Cooper, commander of U.S. forces in the Middle East, flew over the waterway last weekend as Central Command marked 1.5 billion barrels of oil exported since the summer.

But the unrelenting pace of flight operations—spread across two aircraft carriers, an amphibious assault ship and air bases across the Middle East—is putting a strain on aircraft and crew members, as well as on a vast network of mechanics and maintainers charged with ensuring the planes can fly day in and day out, according to U.S. officials familiar with the missions.

wsj.com - Inside the u s militarys open ended mission to keep gulf oil flowing

But we wouldn’t want to put incentives for solar or EVs, because that would be socialism. But billions for the military to escort ships for a crucial supply material, that’s not a subsidy, nosiree!
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