Iran & Saudi Arabia

[Spider]

Whilst we all worry about Brexit, Iran are starting to upset pretty much every fucker they can think of.

They've started bombing Saudi oil refineries and the chances of an almighty kick off in the Gulf increase by the day.

On an completely unrelated note, a friend of mine now works at Brize Norton and it’s known down there that every UK Apache helicopter has been loaded onto a transporter plane and sent “some place east” in the last few days. I’m fact, Brize Norton has been busier than Heathrow for a couple of weeks.

Obviously, it could be that we’re shoring up the channel tunnel for the end of next month, but a huge military exercise in the Gulf would certainly draw attention away from domestic matters.

 

[Tonge moor green jacket]

How many apaches have we got and will it need a particularly big ship?

As for Iran, they're pushing the boundaries and I'm thinking this latest attack will be the last straw.

New sanctions again now by USA, whether they will be effective in stopping Iran I'm doubtful.

[Salford Trotter]

We are looking for a winter sun holiday and there are some cracking cruise deals around the middle east, now we know why

[Spider]

5 minutes ago, Tonge moor green jacket said:

How many apaches have we got and will it need a particularly big ship?

As for Iran, they're pushing the boundaries and I'm thinking this latest attack will be the last straw.

New sanctions again now by USA, whether they will be effective in stopping Iran I'm doubtful.

He reckons about 60 helicopters but I haven’t a clue personally.

They may have gone to Norwich, that’s east.

Its just that the Gulf is getting a bit like a taxi queue on Bank street at 2am in a Sunday morning currently, so something’s afoot.

[Tonge moor green jacket]

No doubt. If Iran is to be restrained, then I suppose the necessary equipment needs to be made available. No point in words alone.

[miamiwhite]

Can I ruin the thread please

Jeremy’s friends v Big Don’s Wahhabi Warriors......Sunni and Shia special......I Got You Babe.

Saudi’s + the Yanks 1/8 favourites

Iran, Jeremy and Lammy - wank outsiders.

As you were chaps.

[miamiwhite]

29 minutes ago, Salford Trotter said:

We are looking for a winter sun holiday and there are some cracking cruise deals around the middle east, now we know why

Go for it, Pete Adie....live dangerously for once

 

[Traf]

32 minutes ago, Salford Trotter said:

We are looking for a winter sun holiday and there are some cracking cruise deals around the middle east, now we know why

It's always cheap in t'Egypt. 

[Tonge moor green jacket]

14 minutes ago, miamiwhite said:

Go for it, Pete Adie....live dangerously for once

 

He could get a lift out there on an aircraft carrier. Cruise with a difference.

[Salford Trotter]

24 minutes ago, miamiwhite said:

Go for it, Pete Adie....live dangerously for once

 

okay mate, i'll just tell my mrs that the cruise missiles flying over the ship are just giant fireworks😉

[miamiwhite]

10 minutes ago, Tonge moor green jacket said:

He could get a lift out there on an aircraft carrier. Cruise with a difference.

The most dangerous thing Pete Adie has done is drive to the shops on a Sunday in his pyjamas.

He’s our very own WWays Theresa May.

He will be chuckling reading this whilst quaffing copious amounts of red.

[miamiwhite]

1 minute ago, Salford Trotter said:

okay mate, i'll just tell my mrs that the cruise missiles flying over the ship are just giant fireworks😉

Stop being a puff and grab a bargain

 

[birch-chorley]

Just think 

All this mither with Iran was down to Trump tearing up an agreement made in good faith because it was a ‘bad deal’ 

Complete cretin 

[MalcolmW]

1 hour ago, Spider said:

He reckons about 60 helicopters but I haven’t a clue personally.

They may have gone to Norwich, that’s east.

Its just that the Gulf is getting a bit like a taxi queue on Bank street at 2am in a Sunday morning currently, so something’s afoot.

I would guess Cyprus.

[green genie]

Mate working in US air base in central Iraq says it is full to capacity when normally run at 25%.

[miamiwhite]

2 hours ago, MalcolmW said:

I would guess Cyprus.

Now Malc....to trump you, excuse the pun.

 

The US has over 600 million barrels of oil buried beneath salt mines in Texas and Louisiana in case of crisis.

 

There you go, you’ll all sleep well tonight folks.

[tyldesley_white]

3 hours ago, miamiwhite said:

Now Malc....to trump you, excuse the pun.

 

The US has over 600 million barrels of oil buried beneath salt mines in Texas and Louisiana in case of crisis.

 

There you go, you’ll all sleep well tonight folks.

the US  uses 20 million a day, so it not going to last long is it

[Morizio]

Does oil have a shelf life? 

f l

[Spider]

9 hours ago, miamiwhite said:

Now Malc....to trump you, excuse the pun.

 

The US has over 600 million barrels of oil buried beneath salt mines in Texas and Louisiana in case of crisis.

 

There you go, you’ll all sleep well tonight folks.

How much do they get through a week?

(Just seen Tyldesleys post!!)

Edited September 19, 2019 by Spider
Edited because I needed to edit the post so I don’t look like a cock

[Sweep]

13 hours ago, Tonge moor green jacket said:

How many apaches have we got and will it need a particularly big ship?

 

 

13 hours ago, Spider said:

He reckons about 60 helicopters but I haven’t a clue personally.

 

There are about 60 I've been told  - they fly over my house on a regular basis, it's quite interesting to see, as they fly over "unarmed" and then fly back across a few hours later and appear to be fully loaded.There has been a lot of activity recently that's for sure, also a few chinooks going back and forth as well.....love watching them come over, the noise is brilliant

[Latham8WFC]

Interesting read from 2012

https://smallwarsjournal.com/jrnl/art/the-costs-of-war-with-iran-an-intelligence-preparation-of-the-battlefield

 

[MickyD]

1 hour ago, Sweep said:

 

There are about 60 I've been told  - they fly over my house on a regular basis

Could be just one or two then doing the same journey a few times

🤣

[Tonge moor green jacket]

3 hours ago, Sweep said:

 

There are about 60 I've been told  - they fly over my house on a regular basis, it's quite interesting to see, as they fly over "unarmed" and then fly back across a few hours later and appear to be fully loaded.There has been a lot of activity recently that's for sure, also a few chinooks going back and forth as well.....love watching them come over, the noise is brilliant

 Chinook flew over here yesterday. Do see one occasionally going in a particular direction. This one was going in a different direction though.

[tyldesley_white]

6 hours ago, Morizio said:

Does oil have a shelf life? 

f l

couple of billion years I would say

 

[Tonge moor green jacket]

5 minutes ago, tyldesley_white said:

couple of billion years I would say

 

Haha. Very good.

Here's a question, in your experience/knowledge, as oil is extracted from rocks deep beneath the surface, is it possible that the weight of rock etc above starts to bear down and crush any weakened material in the oil zone?