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News & Current Events Apr 2, 2026 at 1:06 PM

‘Payment expected within seven days’: New Zealand doctor invoices US embassy for rising petrol costs

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‘Payment expected within seven days’: New Zealand doctor invoices US embassy for rising petrol costs
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‘Payment expected within seven days’: New Zealand doctor invoices US embassy for rising petrol costs
Shane Dunphy sends bill for almost $3,000, along with letter saying ‘The USA is responsible for this and therefore should be held accountable’
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xxirish83x Apr 2, 2026 +721
I’m sure they will get right on that. 
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tehlemmings Apr 2, 2026 +109
Actually, considering all the billionaire keep trying to build their 'we ended the world' bunkers in NZ, I could see then actually getting help. The government would love to use our money to keep NZ happy with the people responsible for all this.
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tepkel Apr 2, 2026 +22
Sorry, best I can do is you all get priced out of your communities by the billionaires and can't afford rent or a mortgage.
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LumberBitch Apr 3, 2026 +5
Have you tried letting them use all of the community's water on data centers?
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gemekaa Apr 2, 2026 +2
Sadly, the New Zealand government often lacks a spine when it comes to billionaires buying their way into New Zealand.
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FlatPineappleSociety Apr 2, 2026 +152
A trump never pays their debts
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Handsome_fart_face Apr 2, 2026 +59
A trump never pays.
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MarqFJA87 Apr 2, 2026 +6
Now now, let's be factual here: Trump does sometimes pay. He just doesn't use **his** own money to do so.
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NZKiwi165 Apr 2, 2026 +4
The U.S govt just purchased a house in Auckland for 8 mil lol.
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Falala-Surprise-90 Apr 2, 2026 +1
For what?
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NZKiwi165 Apr 2, 2026 +3
Idk. But it can be sold to get payment maybe lol. It's a mansion? https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/remuera-property-with-celebrity-links-sold-to-us-government-for-8-million/premium/S3IQ5NBGY5BVXJ5LI3OH7YKBPI/
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Zealousideal_Aside96 Apr 2, 2026 +2
Not supporting the admin but this clearly isn’t their debt lol
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White_Immigrant Apr 2, 2026 +5
It's not about the payment, it's about the request. If enough of us, all over the world, finally start insisting the Americans actually start paying for the damage they caused, maybe they'll start learning not to be such criminal bastards. We really should be organising ways to extract reparations, either from their government or their oligarchs.
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Tiron_Starstryker Apr 3, 2026
The average MAGA voter would resort to violence rather than pay for the consequences of their actions. The good news is, the severe economic damage is already turning the American public even more against Trump(the nonsense with ICE had been doing that already), and if we actually stage a land invasion like he's talking about the the coffins coming back aren't going to help that any. Midterm congressional elections are in November. The party of the sitting president usually loses them anyway, but the impact from this is likely to amplify it \*substantially\*. I wish I thought it would be enough so for him to be the first president removed from office, but 67 votes in the Senate is a very hard row to hoe, doubly so in the current climate.
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viperlemondemon Apr 3, 2026 +1
Especially since a trump never pays their debts
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Omisco420 Apr 2, 2026 +190
Well that ain’t how that works doctor, that’s for sure.
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[deleted] Apr 2, 2026 -79
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cennep44 Apr 2, 2026 +54
The market, supply and demand sets the price. You may have noticed there is a problem with supply at the moment.
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InevitableAvalanche Apr 2, 2026 +30
US actions definitely caused prices to rise. This isn't even a question.
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IRideZs Apr 2, 2026 +8
So then why is trump telling me he will lower my prices?
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AgentOrange256 Apr 2, 2026 +14
God damn how can people like you actually comment on posts if you don’t even know how the market works. I mean you deserve a life time ban.
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spirallix Apr 2, 2026 +1
NO, U.S. did cause this with no evidence or plan, their intention is to disrupt worlds economy and cause crysis, it's solely U.S. responsibility to cover the damage, just like Germany, U.S. will be obligated to do so!
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girlnamedJane Apr 2, 2026 -88
Why not? Ask yourself why you are subservient
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IRideZs Apr 2, 2026 +20
Explain first, how it does work
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Kitchen_Article_699 Apr 2, 2026 +168
Honestly, “please see attached invoice for the cost of your policies” is a vibe. If nothing else, everyone annoyed at fuel prices should at least start itemizing their grievances in writing.
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[deleted] Apr 2, 2026 -75
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axonxorz Apr 2, 2026 +56
> Or you know, get on their governments to do something about it. Yeah mate, that's what this action is. It's a democracy, their representatives are already elected, this is a message.
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RedTulkas Apr 2, 2026 +35
First off they shouldnt allow nations to attack other nations Especially not on a pedophiles whim
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BednaR1 Apr 2, 2026 +1
Bonus question: Guess a country that will not allow you to extradite a pedofile that has an arrest warrant on him/her.
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[deleted] Apr 2, 2026 -18
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RedTulkas Apr 2, 2026 +19
Sanctions would be a start
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kevin402can Apr 2, 2026 +2
How about you let the attacked nation take advantage of their natural leverage and do things like close shipping lanes? That is so crazy it just might work.
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Theduckisback Apr 2, 2026 +6
"Really this failure is the fault of every country, not just the ones who actually did the shooting, and blowing people up" This framing is stupid and lets the US and Israel off the hook. They broke this, and they deserve 99.9% of the blame. Iran did exactly what they said they would do, Israel and the US blew up the people they were supposedly negotiating with. You can hate the government of Iran, but they didnt shoot first here.
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[deleted] Apr 2, 2026 +1
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Theduckisback Apr 2, 2026 +4
"Did I shit on your floor? Yes! But its your house and you should have to clean it up take some responsibility!"
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primalbluewolf Apr 2, 2026 +6
> how ineffectual a lot of these countries foreign policies have become.  Case in point, the US. 
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AudibleNod Apr 2, 2026 +67
"Hey, Buddy. The line starts here. It ends back there." -[UN](https://apnews.com/article/un-us-budget-dues-trump-payment-7d68c072d470f989006b7d674ba85aaa)
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Accurate_Group_5390 Apr 2, 2026 +54
Can I bill America for starting Gulf war 2 and Afghanistan while we’re at it?
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NorthernerWuwu Apr 2, 2026 +12
If the world ever gets to the point where other countries are actually extracting reparations from the US, the bill will be ridiculously enormous. It won't of course but the idea is hilarious to me.
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White_Immigrant Apr 2, 2026 -2
We really should. The USA enrich themselves by murdering people and causing chaos in the world economy. It's time we started making them pay.
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icefisher225 Apr 2, 2026 +4
It’s not the whole USA, it’s like 500 rich fucks
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SanctusUnum Apr 3, 2026 +5
Oh good, they're rich. They should be able to afford it then.
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Whole_Animal_4126 Apr 2, 2026 -47
Can we bill America for starting Vietnam War and Gulf War and Korean War and WW2?
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epicswagdouchebag Apr 2, 2026 +33
America didn’t start WW2
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Whole_Animal_4126 Apr 2, 2026 -55
You would think.
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Medium_Row529 Apr 2, 2026 +13
How did the US start World War 2?
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CatastrophicPup2112 Apr 2, 2026 +6
Well if you ignore the first half and also the part where they were attacked first and skip to like midway it's America's fault for starting the war by attacking Japanese boats.
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Whole_Animal_4126 Apr 2, 2026 -22
Attacking German submarines unprovoked and attacking Japanese troops in China without declaration of war.
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jtg6387 Apr 2, 2026 +6
Wow so you unironically did go for the “I’m going to ignore the war that was already happening and start with whatever I want” angle, eh? Another commenter posed it as a farfetched joke, but you are actually going it unironically. Interesting strategy, let’s see if this works out for you. (Spoiler: no.)
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WittyUsername816 Apr 3, 2026 +2
Do you... do you know anything about the time period?
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Whole_Animal_4126 Apr 3, 2026 +1
You have forgotten about the American undeclared war against Germany and Japan.
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Whole_Animal_4126 Apr 3, 2026 +1
Look up about the American warships trying to sink German submarines long before Pearl Harbor.
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MrDabb Apr 2, 2026 +7
France started the Vietnam war
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Whole_Animal_4126 Apr 2, 2026 -4
Actually America did since they encourage the French to go to Vietnam.
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Tyrrox Apr 2, 2026 +2
That's not how that works, champ.
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spirallix Apr 2, 2026 +9
We should all start doing this!
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Sedert1882 Apr 2, 2026 +3
A good gesture from outside of the US where some of them think we're not affected by these price increases.
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__Geg__ Apr 2, 2026 +6
That's not reasonable. Most payment is NET30-90.
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SouthDoctor1046 Apr 2, 2026 +16
DUE UPON RECEIPT. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
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girlnamedJane Apr 2, 2026 +5
Bill em for the last 5
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BednaR1 Apr 2, 2026 +3
👏👏👏. I really wish this is true. Send a 2nd one to Israel's embassy
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OuterLightness Apr 2, 2026 -3
Foreign nations need to start charging US citizens higher prices.
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Careful-Bluebird-449 Apr 2, 2026 +1
Kia kaha Aotearoa!! And f*** you Trumpstein!
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[deleted] Apr 2, 2026 -13
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GEB82 Apr 2, 2026 +9
They won’t care…if you need proof..turn on your T.V…
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AudibleNod Apr 2, 2026 -2
Imagine if Americans stopped paying taxes, they way Donald Trump didn't pay contractors.
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Moofypoops Apr 2, 2026 -5
Has anyone thought about sanctions against the US? They fit the bill right now.
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GermanPayroll Apr 2, 2026 +10
I’m sure all the companies and nations entirely beholden on AWS and US logistics would be jumping to sanction themselves.
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Tiron_Starstryker Apr 2, 2026 -1
Don't need to, Trump's already determined to self-sanction.
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Otherwise_Law3608 Apr 2, 2026 -3
The US is not the country that is blocking the Straight of Hormuz.
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musci12234 Apr 2, 2026 +4
In fact strait is open right now if you ignore the part about it being closed.
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Dockers4flag2035orB4 Apr 2, 2026
It’s open to oil tankers from China and other countries friendly to Iran.
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essaysmith Apr 2, 2026 +7
Are they the cause of the blockage? Uh, yeah.
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madler437 Apr 2, 2026 +3
They’re not blocking it, but they are the reason it is blocked.
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Dockers4flag2035orB4 Apr 2, 2026 +1
True, But despite their awesome military power, they can’t unblock it.
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Shenendoah66 Apr 2, 2026 -11
What a performative nerd
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[deleted] Apr 2, 2026 -27
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Tiron_Starstryker Apr 2, 2026 -96
Much as I disagree with the whole 'attacking another country out of the blue for no reason' thing... The oil prices are caused by Iran 'closing' the strait of Hormuz, not Trump and Netanyahu's idiocy. They're attacking uninvolved civilian vessels and planting mines, punishing the entire world for the actions of a few. It's a violation of international law in *multiple* ways, and utterly unacceptable even under the circumstances. Blaming the US for it excuses bad behavior and encourages it to continue.
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musci12234 Apr 2, 2026 +45
Why did Iran close the strait? Yeah, Iran is a fucked up country. Nobody is arguing that they are the good guys here. But anyone with basic knowledge of history/geopolitical/geography would tell you that if you attack Iran Iran will shut down strait to put pressure on global economy to increase their chances of survival. The reason strait is closed and US is getting blamed for it is because they didn't plan for the most basic thing everyone knew would happen.
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Tiron_Starstryker Apr 3, 2026 -2
The fact it was predictable doesn't change the fact that it's misdirected, wrong, and highly illegal, even in response to an attack. In closing the strait they've violated UNCLOS (which to be fair they didn't ratify) and have possibly committed multiple warcrimes (which they don't \*need\* to ratify.) The fact that US and Israel broke international law in carrying out the attack doesn't mean it's OK for Iran to punish \*the entire world\* for it. It's a tactic that shouldn't be allowed, and saying 'oh it's the US's fault for attacking them' rationalizes and empowers it, encouraging them to \*continue\* doing it the next time they're angry about something. If someone does a driveby on your house that doesn't give you the right to open fire on every car that passes by after.
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musci12234 Apr 3, 2026 +1
From iran's pov it is the only way they can survive. There are a lot of things that shouldn't be allowed but nations/leaders who see something as critical to their survival are going to do those things anyways because they want to survive. Iran wants the entire world to feel pain because from their pov it is the only way they can force US to stop so US will get blamed for starting a conflict without any clear plan to deal with the first action everyone knew Iran would take.
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Tiron_Starstryker Apr 3, 2026 +1
Exactly, and buying into it encourages them to \*continue\* doing it. The rational behavior is to \*punish\* them for doing it, and take steps to make them \*stop\* doing it. They \*want\* people to blame the US and Israel for it, and put pressure on them to stop the attacks in order to reopen the strait. Going along with that tells them it's perfectly OK to close the strait, and that they should continue doing so in order to get their way. Doesn't mean you can't \*also\* punish the US and Israeli goverments for the unwarranted attack. I'd be perfectly happy to see Trump and Netanyahu hauled before the ICC...
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musci12234 Apr 3, 2026 +1
My brother in Christ Iran isn't doing it because people are buying in it and blaming US. Iran is doing it because they know it is the only card they have to play that can put pressure on US. People will always blame US if it makes a mess by not planning for a predictable situation. Do you want people to ignore the incompetence US is displaying? Pressure on US isn't coming from people blaming US. It is coming from crude oil prices skyrocketing. People could stop blaming US but that won't bring crude oil prices down so pressure on US to stop military op won't stop.
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Tiron_Starstryker Apr 3, 2026 +1
No, I want people to blame the US for the stupid shit they did, and blame Iran for the stupid shit they did, and not lay it all on one side or the other. It's not that simple, and never is. What I'm saying is the only reason they \*have\* that card at all is that they think that enough people will \*do what they want\* that it's worth any pain they suffer as a result. And this whole thread is doing exactly that. What I \*want\* is to take the card away by making it ineffective at its goal, and painful enough to play that it's not worth it. The way to do that is to blame Iran for playing it.
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musci12234 Apr 3, 2026 +1
You can blame Iran all you want. Iran doesn't give a shit. Iran was already economically isolated by US. There are simply no routes to put economic pressure on Iran. The only reason Iran has the card of "blocking strait" to play is due to geography. What do you think will change if Iran was blamed instead of US? Iran won't open the strait even if they are blamed. The only party exposed to pressure is also the party that started the conflict without basic planning so they get the blame. Seriously think more than 1 step ahead for the second. Economic pressure from closing the strait is part of the survival strategy for Iran. They are not going to give that up unless forced to by force.
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sexaddic Apr 2, 2026 +38
Room temperature IQ
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taz_78 Apr 2, 2026 +11
Walk-in freezer is a kind of room.
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Tiron_Starstryker Apr 3, 2026 +1
If you're using Kelvin or Rankine, it'd have to be a Cryostat. Or the deadliest walk in freezer in history.
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Tiron_Starstryker Apr 3, 2026
If a room had the same temperature as my last IQ Test results, on any temperature scale I'm aware of, you're either at extremely serious risk of heat stroke (F), actually being baked and will die soon (C, Rømer), or Frozen Solid (Rankine, K).
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sexaddic Apr 3, 2026 +1
LOL this makes it so much worse and cringy. Proper neckbeard response.
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Tiron_Starstryker Apr 3, 2026 +2
Nah, I buzzed it off earlier.
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sexaddic Apr 3, 2026 +1
Ok that’s a bit funny
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Major_Thom13 Apr 2, 2026 +42
Are you f****** serious? The strait is closed BECAUSE THE US INVADED IRAN. How can you defend the US and Israel's action and act as if it's Iran's fault? To be clear, I have no sympathy for the government of Iran. But acting as if this isn't the US's fault is straight up delusional.
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fezmessiter Apr 2, 2026 -4
Correction, we didn’t invade, that’s for next week. You’re thinking of bombed, strike, decapitated, disfigured, orphaned, obliterated, crushed, bored or any other word for what missile/bombs do to a human body.
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speakertothedamned Apr 2, 2026 +6
> The US doesn't get oil through the strait, so it being open or not isn't a factor. Hey so maybe you can explain why anyone should trust your opinion on international relations when you spend most of your free time on /askteenboys? Like, it's really not surprising to me to see someone defending Trump and then immediately messaging teenagers on the internet, I just don't understand why we should listen to you about economics...
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Tiron_Starstryker Apr 3, 2026 +1
He deleted it buuuut... No, we don't get oil through the strait. We also don't get it for free. When people can't get their oil through the strait they become desperate and willing to pay more to anyone who \*can\* get them oil. This causes \*all\* oil prices to rise worldwide, including in the US. Because if India is buying at $150 a barrel and the top price from a US refinery is $90 a barrel, which are you going to want to sell it to?
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Major_Thom13 Apr 2, 2026 +4
You need a class in global economics.
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speakertothedamned Apr 2, 2026 +4
Check his comment history if you know how, dudes either an actual teenager or an actual pedo.
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Tiron_Starstryker Apr 3, 2026
The Iranians closed the strait in response to the attacks yes, but closing the strait is \*illegal\* under international law at least two different ways, maybe three, that I can think of off the top of my head and I'm not even expert on the subject. There is \*no\* exception for 'we were attacked first' in these rules... and in fact in two of the ideas I've got it would actually be classified as a war crime!
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Bullet-Tech Apr 2, 2026 +5
Whhhhaaaaaat? Brah, go touch some grass and take a break from the algorithm.
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oldteen Apr 2, 2026 +1
If a person had a rock, is facing a store with a large glass window display, and _there would be no negative consequences_ (or impacts) to anyone involved (imo, unrealistic), would you be willing to throw a rock at that window, just for fun? That's not what happened here! Any significant changes to the (global) oil market can impact its price for everyone else. The US offensive with Iran resulted-in Iran closing that strait, attacking other ME countrys' oil infrastructures, and global oil prices rising. Poorly thought-out plans, decisions and actions with little-to-no consideration about the negative impacts, likely result-in negative consequences. _Before_ he begain the attacks on Iran, DJT was _warned_ about these consequences by his subject matter experts. He ignored their expertise, _accepted_ the consequences, and attacked anyway. He owns that poor decision _and_ the consequences.
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Tiron_Starstryker Apr 3, 2026 +2
Aye, and Iran needs to own the consequences for targeting civilians, attacking uninvolved neutrals, targeting civilian infrastructure, collective punishment, mining a major transit route, and blocking the right of innocent passage. The fact they were attacked first does not excuse warcrimes.
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oldteen Apr 3, 2026 +2
Agreed, and where applicable, the same for Israel and the US.
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Tiron_Starstryker Apr 3, 2026 +2
Yep. Put the blame where it lies, all I want. Just wish Trump getting removed and sent to the Hague was a realistic possibility...
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cedarvhazel Apr 2, 2026 +1
They didn’t do it for no reason buddy! You don’t get to make up your own narrative on this immoral unnecessary war- you can tell you voted for Trump!
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Tiron_Starstryker Apr 3, 2026 -1
...I can't tell what the hell you're talking about. You seem to be defending the attack on Iran and yet criticizing Trump voters. Personally, I know of no particular reason for the US or Israel to attack Iran when they did. No looming threat, no change in behavior, nothing. So I call this 'attacking for no reason.' I've actually voted against Trump \*four\* times so far.
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phiwong Apr 2, 2026 -51
Probably should split the bill and ask Iran for half too while they are at it.
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KyleFlounder Apr 2, 2026 +10
Why not three ways, between Iran, Israel and the US.
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