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Trump says US to start blockading the Strait of Hormuz immediately (www.reuters.com)

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"Effective immediately, the United States Navy, the Finest in the World, will begin the process of BLOCKADING ‌any ⁠and all Ships trying to enter, or leave, the Strait of Hormuz," said Trump

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[–] limer@lemmy.ml 29 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Japan only attacked the USA in 1941 because of an oil embargo by the USA

[–] LincolnsDogFido@lemmy.zip 18 points 2 days ago

I mean, yeah, but also they were allied with Nazi Germany and fascist Italy at the time. And pursuing their own expansionist ambitions in the Eastern hemisphere.

[–] shani66@ani.social 15 points 2 days ago (1 children)

So japan could do the funniest thing rn

[–] grue@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago (2 children)

With what navy?

[–] NatakuNox@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

It's 2026 sir. Give them a Radioshack and time. Power is projected now by soft power and of smart your population is. Sadly we are working with complete deck of cards over here.

[–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 days ago

See, the problem there is that there are no more Radioshacks...

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 0 points 2 days ago (1 children)

To be fair, the 1941 attack didn't use a navy....

[–] grue@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

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Yes it did. What do you think all those aircraft were launched from? They sure as Hell didn't fly all the way from the Japanese mainland (or whatever the closest Japanese land-based airfield was at the time)! They didn't have the range for it: aircraft with ocean-crossing range didn't start showing up until the Jet Age, after the war.

[–] Bloomcole@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

And then moved their main base from California to the middle of the ocean to serve as a juicy target.
They wanted nothing more than war.
The standard US answer to all countries that become economic competitors.