06-17-2019, 04:07 PM
(06-17-2019, 03:51 PM)Belsnickel Wrote: The tanker thing is something I am torn on, but leaning heavily on not believing Pompeo and our government.
Iran pays money to a lot of splinter groups that they don't really control or give orders to.
Iran is a Shia Muslim country. Worldwide only about 15% of Muslims are Shia and they see themselves as the "oppressed minorities" of the Muslim faith. But about one-third of all Shia Muslims live in Iran. So Iran is always supporting these rebel groups that are fighting against Sunni opposition around the world. The United Sates has done this same for years. We supported the Contras in Nicaragua and the Taliban in Afghanistan. We did not control them or give them orders. We just gave them support because they were on our "side".
So th Iranians might have provided some support for whoever bombed the tanker, but we have no idea if they had any control over the operation.
