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Hugin

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14. It's going to take more than insurance...

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Fri Mar 6, 2026, 10:11 PM

Mar 6

The navigable portion of the strait is only a small amount of an already narrow passage. Iran has always had the plan of PHYSICALLY blocking it with sunken flaming targets as a last resort.

This has been known for decades and is the primary reason any sane administration has chosen negotiation.

To be clear, Trump screwed the pooch.

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Trump admin announces $20 billion reinsurance program for oil tankers during Iran war [View all] BumRushDaShow Mar 6 OP

Paid for by US Taxpayers? Wouldn't it have been eaiser to not help Israel bomb Iran? FSogol Mar 6 #1

Any company would be foolish to take that risk based on the word of this admin. RockRaven Mar 6 #2

i just want health COVERAGE i can afford. uncle ray Mar 6 #3

So many billions. So little healthcare. -eom vanessa_ca Mar 6 #4

DUzy!!!!! mahina Mar 7 #17

Another case of him D. Spaulding Mar 6 #5

Let me guess. We are paying for it. AllyCat Mar 6 #6

TSF is very generous with taxpayer money. alwaysinasnit Mar 6 #7

Trump assumes they care about the lives of their employees as little as he does muriel_volestrangler Mar 6 #8

Probably Not Going To Work modrepub Mar 6 #9

Insuring material losses does not equate to making ship's captains and their crews suicidal. /nt artemisia1 Mar 6 #10

There is an urgency to get fertilizer through? Bayard Mar 6 #11

$20 billion more added to the cost of war. James48 Mar 6 #12

That isn't how reinsurance works FBaggins Mar 7 #18

Is the insurance going to protect the ships from Iranian drones and missiles? SamuelAdams Mar 6 #13

It's going to take more than insurance... Hugin Mar 6 #14

Ain't going to happen kimbutgar Mar 6 #15

Remember the good old days... WinstonSmith4740 Mar 7 #16

Check to see how much oil stocks the Grifter in Chief, his clowns and leading repugs bought just before the announcement Wonder Why Mar 7 #19