Lindsey Graham, the veteran Republican senator who has been pushing for war against Iran for decades, has issued a dire warning to the Iranian government, saying it was worth spending money to “take this regime down”.
“When this regime goes down, we are going to have a new Middle East, and we are going [to] make a tonne of money,” Graham, a longtime proponent of US military intervention abroad, told Fox News on Sunday.
Graham, who has been one of the Trump administration’s most vocal supporters of Israel and the war against Iran, appeared to suggest that the US abduction of Venezuela’s left-wing leader Nicolas Maduro and the attack on Iran were launched to gain control over each country’s oil supplies.
“Venezuela and Iran have 31 percent of the world’s oil reserves. We’re going to have a partnership with 31 percent of the known reserves. This is China’s nightmare. This is a good investment,” said Graham.
“Venezuela and Iran have 31 percent of the world’s oil reserves. We’re going to have a partnership with 31 percent of the known reserves. This is China’s nightmare. This is a good investment,” said Graham.
You don’t have “partnerships” with people whose countries you’ve bombed and invaded and whose resources you are stealing. Those people hate you and want to kill you. You fucking fool.
There’s no way to hold territory without boots on the ground and another Forever War.
Not to mention what good does it do. China is moving to electric vehicles, and solar power. Sure you’ll want to use gas powered ships for now, but half of the ships traversing oceans are simply moving fuel around, which won’t be needed as the electricity doesn’t need to be shipped if it comes from solar. Will large shipments still be needed, of course, but wouldn’t it be against the U.S. own interest to have high oil costs for the country shipping them items. As in every item would cost more for American consumers to have it shipped, it would be like putting a tariff on Chinese goods… Oh… I forgot making the American worker pay more to line the pockets of the oil companies is what they want, got it.