Trump says US response to oil attack depends on Saudi Arabia's assessment

US secretaries of state and energy both explicitly blamed Iran for the attack but Trump suggests US did not have definitive evidence

...Trump suggested on Monday the US did not have definitive evidence, adding that he would send the secretary of state, Mike Pompeo, to Riyadh to investigate.

GIMME SHELTER (September 16)

Well it could be Iran.

I think I would know.

If anyone can.

But I will find out.

Meanwhile. . .locked and loaded.

If it was Iran, they may have been goaded

by our Allies (the Saudis,

to a man princes).

I will strike back if they can convince me

it won't cost U.S. money

or U.S. lives.

(Fact of the matter, war gives me hives.)

I'm sending Mike P.

(Pompeo, not Pence.)

To see if he can make any sense

of what's going on,

which side are liars,

(to look out for islands in need of buyers),

if our friends (the Saudis)

are willing to pay

all of the costs of this affray.

Trust me, I won't put

the homeland at risk.

But as a precaution, I'm under my desk.

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(WARNING: Video accompanying Rolling Stones “Gimme Shelter” contains graphic Vietnam war footage. Viewer caution is urged. NOT! KIDDING!)

[updated 9/17/2019 12:02 am]