On 3/12/2026 at 11:38 PM, Hardcastle P said:

Well done Rrump you have played a blinder you caused sevear damage to the WORLD economy.

The damage reflects poor financial management by the countries most damaged. Less than 30% of the world's oil and gas came from the middle east. Saudi Arabia is still exporting and produces 12% of the world's total energy. The net impact is a reduction of about 20% of the world's total energy supply. The rest of the world has increased production and released reserves, allowing them to reap windfall profits that offset the negative impact. Russia was sitting with massive reserves that it could not sell. Now it can and Putin is laughing. Canada's pipelines jumped from 80% use to near capacity, and the increased energy prices are a welcome boost. The EU and the UK are exposed. The UK was warned but its government dithered not wanting to increase reserves for political reasons. If some countries are in trouble because of a small disruption, and yes the amount of oil and gas is a small amount compared to the total, then those countries were in trouble long before this conflict.

Anyone still supporting the orange scum needs their head examined.