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lees1975

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5. Doesn't really matter to us, since our Saudi oil comes through Suez.

Reply to Wuddles440 (Reply #3)

Sat Mar 14, 2026, 09:56 PM

6 hrs ago

Why would a tanker bound for the US add a trip around the horn of Africa or a 5,000 mile trip across the Indian Ocean and the Pacific when they can come through Suez, into the Med, and then across the Atlantic?

And I seriously doubt whether the Houthis could be much more than a small nuisance. They tried some stuff and got pounded for it.

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Doesn't really matter to us, since our Saudi oil comes through Suez. lees1975 6 hrs ago #5