"October 14-18 very much inside the 'forever' window."
Surf fans, around the world, are increasingly anxious, this morning, that the beloved Surf Abu Dhabi Pro could face cancellation following the U.S. declared war on Iran. Days ago, Trump took to Truth Social to share that bombs were falling in Tehran, and elsewhere, in order to destroy Iran’s ability to make nuclear weapons and longer-range missiles and also incite the population to rise up.
Iran has responded by showering the gulf with suicide drones and shorter-range missiles, causing much havoc in Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
This morning, the U.S. shuttered its Saudi and Kuwait embassies, ordering staff home and telling citizens not to travel to the region. While Trump initially declared the operation would be wrapped up in a few weeks, he also announced, yesterday, that it could be waged for eternity.
Taking to Truth Social, again, he shared, “The United States Munitions Stockpiles have, at the medium and upper medium grade, never been higher or better — As was stated to me today, we have a virtually unlimited supply of these weapons. Wars can be fought ‘forever,’ and very successfully, using just these supplies (which are better than other countries finest arms!). At the highest end, we have a good supply, but are not where we want to be. Much additional high grade weaponry is stored for us in outlying countries.”
Surf Abu Dhabi Pro, slated to run October 14-18 very much inside the “forever” window.
Dang it.
But let’s get serious with a scenario here about why this is happening, shelving the conceit that Trump, and everyone in his orbit, are maliciously idiotic just for giggles.
This whole business has nothing to do with nukes or ayatollahs but is a play to squeeze China, which derives 14% of its crude intake from Iran. After knocking Venezuela offline, and if Iran can be brought to heel through decapitation of leadership and a buying off of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (a la Venezuela), the U.S. would basically control China’s energy et voila.
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so what’s netty got on trump as per putin?
Epstein…..hmmmmm
I wonder how fucking fantastic the US would be if theyd spent all the billions of war $$$ on their people and country.
But im just a dumb old surfer not an economist.
BG feuds are part of its DNA.
Are you less bored now?
If you let people be themselves on here irregardless of how annoyed it makes you then you get to do your thing unmolested as well.
If you dump your trash on my lawn don’t cry when I pick it up and dump it back on yours.
Biden was so good at telling the Mullahs what to do:
Biden: “Don’t” https://x.com/Rob_Malley/status/2028830299979722773?s=20
and now……less mullahs….but still there……how long do you think the war will go on?
Okay Champ, got it….
If you knew how to read, you would know Russia invaded Ukraine, not the other way round Einstein.
Whatever bullshit you read as to the reasons doesn’t change that reality.
More dense than a lead weight.
Ah fella is it?
Not condescending at all, That superior intellect of yours showing itself in spades. Being cute and “educating” the people interested in playing along is exponentially better than you spouting your narrow racist world view, that is ill informed as fuck all, while at the same time trying to belittle people who disagree with your self inflated opinions.
I am “demanding” nothing of anyone, that is gaslighting shit.
I was doing it to change the tempo, but whatever.
Engaging is voluntary, not obligatory.
If you don’t care to follow along or get bored, then don’t, like I have been doing with your boring dumb ass up until now.
But since you are the big boy, as evidenced by calling me fella, I will be more than happy to shove your shit back at ya.
Just wait and see….
If you can’t handle the heat, and I don’t think you can, because when it comes to throwing down you are a little bitch, the block button is up there on the right hand side.
Don’t be scared to use it.
Edit: almost forgot the point that those who asked or were interested display way more intellect than yourself.
so Ukraine are attacking Russia…not the other way around?
Lovely day alright! Waves too! https://uploads.disquscdn.c…
Kaikoura?
“Watch the cups”
Price per barrel soaring
Fucken dumb cunts don’t know how good this comment is.
I get it.
Hopefully you guys all pitched in to get Derek Rielly a congratulatory cake over there in the Beachgrit office
to think that Venezuela is anything like Iran , is just lazy / uninformed and a gross miscalculation as Iran has dug in and will fight until there is no more ,Islamic fervor …..Jihad,blah blah blah.
China has enough oil for quite a few years……in fact most Asian countries have very good stock piles of oil.
However the USA has a finite number of interceptor missiles that have already been depleted by Ukraine/attack on Iran August……….these missiles take year to replenish….and here’s the Kicker, without Chinese rare minerals magnets etc…the USA cannot make missiles long term without China’s magnets as it is for the rest of the World.
China are going as fast as possible on renewals, so all the oil lobby/wars are a thing of the past…..bottom line USA needs China’s rare earth minerals , USA has used shit loads of missiles from already depleted stocks…and now China knows Taiwan is theirs as the USA can’t protect Taiwan……ol donny boy went all in on Iran…and let China loose…..
the sage of U.S. military operations and foreign policy speaks.
my pops served in Viet Nam, and retired as a military strategist. one thing he told me is never doubt the technology and strength of the U.S. military, of which only about 10% of it’s capabilities and capacity is common knowledge. As the President said: “The Big Wave is yet to come”.
ah HC , sage military operations???
Vietnam/Korea/Afghanistan/Iraq…created AL Queda/ISIS/Taliban….now Iran…..what could go wrong.
Are you ready to accept as part of the USA’s war with Iran , sleeper cells in the USA blowing up shit?
I think I responded to your question in another post.
the sleeper cells in the U.S. that you speak of, if here…were and are already here….to blow shit up. smashing the Iranian leadership is not going to change their pre-existing plans to blow shit up.
re: difference between the other “conflicts” and now is the current administration, political atmosphere and new technologies.
as the USA/Israel declared war on Iran , now it’s war……here comes Jihad again…
in the infamous words of John Lydon
Not a military strategist – but I wonder why they didn’t use some of the other 90% to try to, you know, WIN some wars instead of the humiliating string of defeats?
….and that’s where politics, bureaucracy and blood money come into play.
love the hyperbolic headline, but of course you edited out the context of the statement which is:
“we have a virtually unlimited supply of these weapons. Wars can be fought ‘forever,’ and very successfully, using just these supplies”
If you’d step out of your echo chamber you may be able to understand the reasoning behind the administrations decisions. https://www.aol.com/articles/witkoff-warns-almost-no-stopping-130027444.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAETfIAt2rlatgyBHpHmpehswZFlI3ENcsCc-aAobC3RS1bmjTXbyWEuf3AIlAr3kxNl73HJdt9Pb7DmZX6VoB2BAleeCNS_-wxxJszpk232NmikF5W0Z4ClMawjTCaRAzb7x91uaaWYWDq6vZFox6ukGn6nIUbXY7HgAvp1rGUcs
There have been a few leaks over the past couple of days indicating that Iran was stockpiling ballistic missiles and were in the process of purchasing hypersonic missiles, and increasing their drone program (which were used to attack their Middle East neighbors).
none of us have the information that the President has, and they aren’t about to reveal much until the completion of combat because it would reveal and endanger sources and alert Iran to focal points of the mission, so armchair quarterback all you want, but in reality neither your nor I know shit about the reason(s) behind the attack.
carry on.
even if only half that shit comes around, it’s a messy time for a LOT of people.
seems like i missed a bunch. what happened to strayan cunt?
I missed too! I think very unkind and untrue thing about Hoyo, maybe.
Uh oh…..
nukes
Water temp dropped precipitously in last couple days.
Went from 22+ down to 17 this morning. Wooooooowwweeee!
Wakes you the fuck up.
Pity. I was getting used to going out in just boardies.
Thankfully it’s temporary. Just the NE wind pulling up colder water. It’ll warm up again before properly plunging off towards winter. The associated swell is weak pish however.
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fuuuuck, really?
that sw was nippy up here yesterday.
How can you be a grumpy cunt with a view like that?
It was the 3 days of rain and hail ruining the end of summer beforehand.
Jesus that’s not bamboo, is it?!
Ooooft, no wonder you were grumpy with that added to your heavy bleed. Hope you are ovulating an horny af again!
Xox
Let’s flip this around – 87% of Iran’s oil goes to China. This would also help cement the US dollar as the primary global currency. There always has to be ROI. It’s ALWAYS about the $$$.
Nice story. We talk about the reality too often. The waves look like shit too often. When it’s good, incompetent crowds.
End up looking in the rear view mirror of life. Which means life is over
Well done Blowin