Trump is saying that no ship that has paid a fee to Iran will be allowed to transit.
So, now, even the ships that Iran was letting through, will not get through.
Before WW2, the US embargoed a whole ton of oil exports to Japan, and this is widely seen as forcing the hand of their expansionist aims into attacking the Phillipenes and Pear Harbor at the same time.
We are now effectively blockading the entire world of ~20% of its oil, about ~35% of its fetrilizer, etc.
So this is uh… immensely stupid, as it is a lrgitimate causus belli against the US for the entire world.
Also, its a very good way to have a hypersonic missile take out an aircraft carrier.
Before WW2, the US embargoed a whole ton of oil exports to Japan, and this is widely seen as forcing the hand of their expansionist aims into attacking the Phillipenes and Pear Harbor at the same time.
eeee someone was listening to my rants (or their history professor’s rants) i am so happy
I think we both at one point, roughly a week ago, in the same thread, were going on about how the pre WW2 US oil embargo of Japan was a big fucking deal…
Yeah, I got a 5 in AP US History, and all I have to show for it is a massive and terrifying sense of historical irony.
So just so everyone has this clear:
Trump is saying that no ship that has paid a fee to Iran will be allowed to transit.
So, now, even the ships that Iran was letting through, will not get through.
Before WW2, the US embargoed a whole ton of oil exports to Japan, and this is widely seen as forcing the hand of their expansionist aims into attacking the Phillipenes and Pear Harbor at the same time.
We are now effectively blockading the entire world of ~20% of its oil, about ~35% of its fetrilizer, etc.
So this is uh… immensely stupid, as it is a lrgitimate causus belli against the US for the entire world.
Also, its a very good way to have a hypersonic missile take out an aircraft carrier.
When food prices skyrocket it will be Bidens fault
For the rest of the world, it’s USAs fault, again.
i’m sure there’s some way we can blame obama for this being biden’s fault
eeee someone was listening to my rants (or their history professor’s rants) i am so happy
I think we both at one point, roughly a week ago, in the same thread, were going on about how the pre WW2 US oil embargo of Japan was a big fucking deal…
Yeah, I got a 5 in AP US History, and all I have to show for it is a massive and terrifying sense of historical irony.
hooray
and soon to be cirrhosis if this damn president doesn’t finish elvising himself godsdammit
Stay strong brother, if for no other reason than to be able to piss on his grave.