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Yes, we reacted with a financial tool. Everyone uses the influence they have.
by detourdog 10mo ago
Yes, we reacted with a financial tool. Everyone uses the influence they have.
- JumpCrisscross 10mo ago> we reacted with a financial tool Oil embargo was about America not having oil. We didn’t react with a financial tool to that, but with security guarantees via our military. Putting the financial piece first reverses causation on the order of a decade.
- detourdog 10mo agoI don't think so I think the US had many levers one might have been security guarantees. To try to separate the US influence into specific categories is the same as trying to dissect a joke or a frog. https://quoteinvestigator.com/2014/10/14/frog/ https://quoteinvestigator.com/2014/10/14/frog/