One for Crumple

[laklak]

Saudi Arabia cuts diplomatic ties with Iran.

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2016/01/03 ... tcmp=hpbt1

Could this be the start of WW III? Will Iran nuke Riyadh? Will legions of scimitar wielding warriors clash on the bloody sands of Kuwait? Will that old dude in the well finally wake the fuck up? Are we doomed? Do I need to buy more fucking ammo? What's this going to do to hog futures?

[JimC]

The more the 2 major branches of Islam want to cut off each other's balls, the more I like it.

Can't we get a few IRA crazies from the past to give them a few hints?

[laklak]

Sectarian violence is always good for a laugh or two, particularly when enriched uranium is involved.

[pErvinalia]

I'm gunning for an Iranian (Russian backed?) invasion of Saudi, and the US and UK having to look stupid standing up for a barbaric terrorist funding theocracy.

[laklak]

I say we send in our diplomats to try to calm it all down. They can tell the Iranians "you know, the Saudis said you're all lobster eating pig fuckers", and tell the Saudis "the Iranians say you wipe with your right hand and eat with your left". Then pull all our people out and stand around watching and making side bets while they kill each other over arcane bits of bronze age bullshit.

It's a win-win.

[pErvinalia]

If they weren't likely to kill bazillions of innocent civilians, I'd seriously back Iran invading and destroying the Saud royal family.

[JimC]

Religion poisons everything...

The man was right...

[cronus]

[piscator]

I say we send in our diplomats to try to calm it all down. They can tell the Iranians "you know, the Saudis said you're all lobster eating pig fuckers", and tell the Saudis "the Iranians say you wipe with your right hand and eat with your left". Then pull all our people out and stand around watching and making side bets while they kill each other over arcane bits of bronze age bullshit.

It's a win-win.

QFT. We couldn't ask Allah for a better spot for Daesh than the big shitty sandlot on the Sunni/Shiite frontier they used to call the Nej.
Not only can we test our newest techie toys, but the Salafi vs Bandar-log action effectively keeps the valve closed on a tank of oil big enough to run the world for 50 years, since no one will be strong enough to keep infrastructure intact. So there's something put back for that proverbial rainy day...
Meanwhile, it hastens the Saudi and Iranian drawdowns and will ultimately bring in the Chinese army and navy, because Chinese lifestyle and national security are just as non-negotiable as the West's these days.

[Strontium Dog]

I am sure this is all the fault of Israel in some way.

[pErvinalia]

No, it appears to be the fault of Saudi Arabia. Are you ok?

[Strontium Dog]

I am parodying the anti-semite leftists who insist that everything is the fault of Israel. Go back to sleep.

[pErvinalia]

You are more hoping to keep the small minority of leftists who blame Israel for everything alive so you have something to feel superior about.

[laklak]

The plot sickens...

When it comes to protecting and also safeguarding and observing international commitments regarding protection of diplomatic missions, Iran naturally has taken proper action and will continue to do so.

Yep, just like they protected the American Embassy in '79.

Bahrain and Sudan have severed diplomatic ties and the UAE has "downgraded" the relationship and recalled their ambassador. China and Russia are chiming in.

I don't think it's quite time to retreat to the bunker, but I'm making sure I've got full tanks and plenty of canned food aboard. And guns, ammo, trade goods, etc. You never know.....

http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/04/middleeas ... index.html

[cronus]

Now you know why Lemmy was taken away...!!!