Comments by "Comm0ut" (@Comm0ut) on "Tanker Niovi Seized by Iran | 2nd Tanker Captured | Why No Response by the U.S. u0026 World Navies?" video.

  1. Unlike the 1970s OPEC crisis the West is in much better shape to weather oil supply disruptions. Disruptions affect transportation less and less as BEVs and hybrids are fielded. Another "gas crisis" would further force the world away from enriching the corrupt Gulf states which they weren't sitting on oil would be irrelevant and dealt with accordingly.
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  2. Trade disruptions would have the effect of tariffs without a trade war. Most US imports are trifles, not survival needs.. The "world" doesn't matter unless the US also benefits or the "world" can build their own damn navies. Infinite un-reciprocated charity should be questioned. If a few non-US flagged vessels registered in Bungholistan get captured or sunk the real owners can pay to sort it out including paying for security. It's only money. BTW most US oil trade is DISCRETIONARY which means IRL it is of no great benefit to our economy. We can pump more oil domestically while investing further in alternate energy if Persian Gulf oil is interrupted. It's not 1973 any more and Americans build BEVs just fine. I would like to see more Gulf instability to help coerce US and European industries off the petroleum teat because the oil exporting countries of the Persian Gulf don't deserve the money of free peoples. The only reason they get our money is (in the case of the US) logistics convenience for the oil companies and (in the case of Europe) failure to develop their own oil, gas and nuclear (though France does nukes better than anyone else not being ignorant Luddites) energy. Nothing else will do the job and the alternative is permanent slavish craven US and EU dependence on their Gulf cultural enemies. We've seen the EU can detach from Russia and the next tyrannies to defund are KSA and Iran. Sending money to Wahabis in KSA etc and Jihadists in Tehran is a function of greed not need. We pay them to oppress their own citizens while funding their wars.
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