US withdrawing troops from key Middle East bases as precaution
reuters.comAnyone care to guess what this means?
We’re about to do something that may prompt Iranian missiles to target U.S. bases.
Unlike last time [1], when we had one CVN in position, one in the vicinity [2], and Israel potting their launchers, this time [3] we’re expecting some may get through.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_strikes_on_Irani...
[2] https://news.usni.org/2025/06/23/usni-news-fleet-and-marine-...
[3] https://news.usni.org/2026/01/12/usni-news-fleet-and-marine-...
Bingo, prepare for oil to skyrocket.
> prepare for oil to skyrocket
I don’t think so. Worst case, we see the Brent-WTI spread widen. But an attack aimed at regime change carries the potential for sanctions release (even if, as in Venezuela, it’s a shuffling versus changing of guard).