Trump: U.S. should be reimbursed for guarding Strait of Hormuz

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/13/trump-iran-hormuz-strait-charge-reimburse.html

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14 Comments

ryper@lemmy.ca · 41 pts · 49d (5 replies)

I too would like to be paid for dealing with problems of my own creation.

partofthevoice@lemmy.zip · 17 pts · 49d (1 reply)

They have a degree for that these days. I think it was MBA

OhForPetesSake@piefed.social · 4 pts · 48d

I loved my MBA students, god bless em, but it’s horrifying to think they run the world now

villainy@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 48d (1 reply)

Can I interest you in the wonderful world of software engineering?

ryper@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 48d

Been there, done that, not going back.

aarch0x40@piefed.social · 1 pts · 48d

Isn’t that just how mafia protection payment work?

CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world · 29 pts · 49d

This fucking guy.

homes@piefed.world · 12 pts · 49d (1 reply)

you gotta be fucking kidding me

bedifferent@mastodon.social · -1 pts · 49d

@homes @CharlesDarwin He needs attention. He never gets it. La Brea Tar Pits

Rubisco@slrpnk.net · 11 pts · 49d (1 reply)

Is it common for dementia patients to think everyone else has dementia?

artyom@piefed.social · 6 pts · 48d

That's not the dementia, that's the narcissism.

artyom@piefed.social · 6 pts · 48d

Imagine starting a fight, getting your ass beat, and then demanding the victim pay you for protecting them.

Dryad@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 49d

US leadership should be penalized from their own personal wealth for messing things up in the first place.

Brkdncr@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 49d

The US’s investment in securing water transportation since the end of WW2 has allowed the global economy to flourish, making the US one of the most successful countries to ever exist in the process.

The US should continue to do this as no one else can.