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2019-12-16 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Iran claims the whole Persian Gulf. Both sides!

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Posted by 3dc 2019-12-16 08:05|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [1818 views ] Top
File under: Govt of Iran

1 Silly Persians! I think they mean the Gulf of Rumsfeld.

Posted by SteveS 2019-12-16 08:13|| 2019-12-16 08:13|| Front Page Top

2 #Iran’s #IRGC navy commander claims the Persian Gulf belongs to Iran, and that Iran has the right to question any vessel that enters the Straits of #Hormuz

What could possibly go wrong with that notion?

Posted by JohnQC 2019-12-16 08:37|| 2019-12-16 08:37|| Front Page Top

3 Someone's ego and mouth is writing checks their body can't cash.

Posted by DarthVader 2019-12-16 08:43|| 2019-12-16 08:43|| Front Page Top

4 So why the careful fuss over which side of the gulf our drone was on when they shot it down?

Posted by gorb 2019-12-16 08:44|| 2019-12-16 08:44|| Front Page Top

5 OK, 'now youse can't leave.'

Posted by Cesare 2019-12-16 09:36|| 2019-12-16 09:36|| Front Page Top

6 Perhaps Israel would like to have Iran now that the Iranians have evidenced the desire to self-darwinate?

Posted by Silentbrick 2019-12-16 09:58|| 2019-12-16 09:58|| Front Page Top

7 Back in the Navy, we called it "Letting your alligator mouth override your candy @$$."
Love the Daffy pic. in my mind all the comments were in his voice.[HEH!]

Posted by AlmostAnonymous5839 2019-12-16 10:05|| 2019-12-16 10:05|| Front Page Top

8 "All your gulf are belong to us!"

Posted by Frank G 2019-12-16 10:29|| 2019-12-16 10:29|| Front Page Top

9 They can have the Arabian gulf sea floor (bot no claims on minerals beneath that or water above that).

Posted by rjschwarz 2019-12-16 10:31|| 2019-12-16 10:31|| Front Page Top

10 Sorry, admiral, but I bought the Persian Gulf from a reputable antiques dealer in the French Quarter several years ago for $25US. But you can have it if you want -- the liability insurance premiums are killing me.

Posted by Matt 2019-12-16 10:36|| 2019-12-16 10:36|| Front Page Top

11 Move Iran's territory back to 50 miles from the Persian gulf line and put their NEW border there.

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2019-12-16 10:55|| 2019-12-16 10:55|| Front Page Top

12 Jeez, he and Yip-yip must have the same policy advisor.

Posted by Mercutio 2019-12-16 11:01|| 2019-12-16 11:01|| Front Page Top

13 I thought the Navy expression was “ a battleship mouth but a tugboat ass”?

Posted by NoMoreBS 2019-12-16 12:02|| 2019-12-16 12:02|| Front Page Top

14 The sanctions are painful, but deterrence isn't working on them.

I wonder why.

Posted by Elmerert Hupens2660 2019-12-16 14:32|| 2019-12-16 14:32|| Front Page Top

15 I tried to subtly comment, but couldn't figure out how to load the "Kiss my *ss" pic to comments.

Posted by Mercutio 2019-12-16 15:59|| 2019-12-16 15:59|| Front Page Top

16 Consider this, Obama would have given it to them for free. Clinton would have had their the Clinton Foundation sell it to them.

Posted by CrazyFool 2019-12-16 16:40|| 2019-12-16 16:40|| Front Page Top

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