'Delayed courage': Trump tells allies to fend for themselves amid oil crisis

[rangerrebew]

 
'Delayed courage': Trump tells allies to fend for themselves amid oil crisis
Rebeka Zeljko
March 31, 2026

'The hard part is done. Go get your own oil!'
President Donald Trump told America's allies to fend for themselves as the Strait of Hormuz continues to constrain the world's oil supply.

Trump called on countries like the United Kingdom to either buy American oil or to "build up some delayed courage" and go into the strait themselves. Trump also said that he had already done all the dirty work, telling other countries they need to start relying on themselves rather than the United States.

'The upcoming days will be decisive.'

"All of those countries that can't get jet fuel because of the Strait of Hormuz, like the United Kingdom, which refused to get involved in the decapitation of Iran, I have a suggestion for you," Trump said in the Truth Social post Tuesday. "Number 1, buy from the U.S., we have plenty, and Number 2, build up some delayed courage, go to the Strait, and just TAKE IT."

"You'll have to start learning how to fight for yourself, the U.S.A. won't be there to help you anymore, just like you weren't there for us," Trump said. "Iran has been, essentially, decimated. The hard part is done. Go get your own oil!"

https://www.theblaze.com/news/delayed-courage-trump-tells-allies-to-fend-for-themselves-amid-oil-crisis

[rangerrebew]

The EU had better figure out they aren't dealing with Obama or Biden.

[IsailedawayfromFR]

The EU had better figure out they aren't dealing with Obama or Biden.

The EU, like China, has a strategy to wait it out until a more amenable President is sworn in - if the EU can last that long.

Right now, their economy is in shambles as the climate change boondoggle and socialist money spending is sinking them so they may not make it.

[DefiantMassRINO]

I'm all for America detaching from the Persian Gulf.  It was a mistake for the US to backfill a collapsing British Empire in the Mid East during the Cold War.

It's India's oil.  It's Asia's oil.  It's Europe's oil.  America needs to return to the Monroe Doctrine, and focus more on the New World.

Plus, can any nation really trust any American security guarantess going forward?

America is the bi-polar relative who stopped taking his meds.

[IsailedawayfromFR]

I'm all for America detaching from the Persian Gulf.  It was a mistake for the US to backfill a collapsing British Empire in the Mid East during the Cold War.

It's India's oil.  It's Asia's oil.  It's Europe's oil.  America needs to return to the Monroe Doctrine, and focus more on the New World.

Plus, can any nation really trust any American security guarantess going forward?

America is the bi-polar relative who stopped taking his meds.

For some reason, God placed the bulk of the world's cheapest, high quality and accessible oil in the Middle East. 

He who controls the resources controls the power.  Both Japan and Germany knew that and is why their initial moves were to thrust into hydrocarbon-rich lands to place them under their control.

Our stake there is to ensure it does not fall into the hands of our enemies, not to use it for ourselves.

[libertybele]

The EU, like China, has a strategy to wait it out until a more amenable President is sworn in - if the EU can last that long.

Right now, their economy is in shambles as the climate change boondoggle and socialist money spending is sinking them so they may not make it.

Agreed.  The EU and other countries such as Canada are likely just trying to wait things out until a liberal like Brandon and Obammy are seated. And yes the EU may not have that long as England has already fallen.

It's impossible to foresee what the future holds for this country for the last two years of Trump's administration.  We have the SCOTUS decision on birthright citizenship in June or July and then the mid-term elections.  IF either don't go the way of conservatism, Trump will spend his time defending himself in an impeachment process, DEMS will control the WH after Trump leaves and in my opinion we will without doubt have lost this country and I'm not so sure that she will ever recover. 

Perhaps you see this as all doom and gloom, I see it as being realistic and not pushing that reality aside and hoping that things will be ok.  With DEM control there is NO recovery.  Take a look at little Sommalia in MN, Madammi in NY and the continued rise of Muslim takeover in MI.  The rise in Muslim strength is also taking hold in Tampa, FL. Then we have those in Congress like Omar and AOC.  Those situations will rapidly continue with the DEMS in place.  36 Republicans have bailed out.  That is hugely concerning and should be reason to hope and pray for a miracle.

I have posted a couple of times links to the Muslim population in each state a couple of times and most stats are as of 2020, these are supposedly that stats in 2026:

https://arabianinusa.com/en/post/muslim-population-in-america-2026-by-state-guide

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