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Blind hatred of US President Donald Trump has plunged MSM, including the @washingtonpost, @nytimes & @ForeignPolicy, into even new lows.
@JRubinBlogger has nothing new to say but resorting to a low-class rehash of a debunked piece by @aarondmiller2 & Richard Sokolsky.
For those claiming U.S. sanctions are causing “a shortage in critical medicine…”
#Iran's own ISNA news agency reports:
"Iran ready to export medicine, medical equipment to Venezuela."
en.isna.ir/news/971205023…
Therefore, Iran does have enough medicine. Just not for Iranians.
Rubin goes on to quote NYT:
“Iranian-backed militias have been forced to tighten their payrolls.”
Question:
Are we to criticize the Trump administration for denying #Iran’s regime money to pay ruthless murderers? Is that what WaPo & NYT are complaining about?
Seriously?
Moving on:
Rubin, WaPo & NYT claim China will actually risk its economic ties with the U.S. to import oil from #Iran.
Reminder:
Iran’s economy: ~$400 billion
U.S. economy: over $20 trillion
Another reminder:
China's oil imports from Saudi Arabia were 7.325 million tonnes, or 1.72 million bpd, up nearly 60 percent from a year earlier, customs data showed.
uk.reuters.com/article/us-chi…
As I mentioned, Rubin then cited a @ForeignPolicy piece written by @aarondmiller2 & Richard Sokolsky.
For those interested, that piece was easily debunked in this thread.
Now, let’s look at the oil market:
"Gulf oil producers are committed to market stability and have the capacity to raise production."
reuters.com/article/us-ope…
This is interesting:
#Iran: “If we can't export oil, no one can.”
Despite being under Iran's influence, hear Iraq's position from its Oil Minister:
There is “no need for fear & panic... We have significant capacities to increase production."
reuters.com/article/us-oil…
Rubin says “a lot of veteran negotiators and experts scratching their heads” when it comes to understanding Trump’s policies.
That is because they’re all proponents of Obama’s weak appeasement approach.
Speaking of Obama…
My message to Rubin:
Your blind hatred of Trump has lowered your work to a level that is easily debunked.
In fact, all of #FakeNewsMedia is suffering from this phenomenon.
Unfortunately, #FakeNews is further falling into the abyss of being the enemy of the people.