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TFW you lose a war but they don't just let you pack up and leave
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this post was submitted on 18 Jun 2026
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The US could just leave and let them do that. The strait isn't even US territory
The world economy, including the US, depends on that strait.
The US is a net exporter of oil. If we put price and export controls on domestic oil we could let them keep the strait closed and not suffer any increase in gas prices.
It's just that export and price controls cut into the profits of the oil corporations, who have been making bank off this and are the real winners of this whole thing, and trump would never let that happen.
Yes, and the US could just ignore that. It didn't stop them from starting the war in the first place, after all.
Dementia Don didn't think about the strait when he attacked and fired anybody in his admin that would have been against it.
Yes, you may see an economic downturn. Losing a war generally doesn't result in sunshine and rainbows.
No, they couldn't do that, because the US economy would be in even more shambles. You are seriously misunderstanding the situation here, or is it just US copism?
Dunno, sounds like Americas problem. They started a war they can't win.