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> Does the US needs all that oil? The USA doesn't need to use the oil for the USA to claim there is either a "national security" or world geopolitical rational
by thephyber 7y ago
> Does the US needs all that oil?
The USA doesn't need to use the oil for the USA to claim there is either a "national security" or world geopolitical rationale for going to war to "protect" it.
Petrodollar Warfare[1] is a theory that the US can and does attack (or otherwise undermine) any oil producing country that tries to transact its oil in any currency (or commodity) other than USD.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petrodollar_warfare https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petrodollar_warfare