CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month ago‘Not too much they can do about it’: Frustrated White House faces spiking oil priceswww.politico.comexternal-linkmessage-square39fedilinkarrow-up1107arrow-down10
arrow-up1107arrow-down1external-link‘Not too much they can do about it’: Frustrated White House faces spiking oil priceswww.politico.comCharlesDarwin@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square39fedilink
minus-squareLibertyLizard@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 month agoBut why would they continue if the war ended? There would be no reason to.
minus-squareNABDad@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·1 month agoMoney. We’ve shown them that they can charge for transit through the strait.
minus-squareLog in | Sign up@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 month agoYes, but continuing to bomb them isn’t going to change that.
minus-squarechuckleslord@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·1 month agoThey can now charge for access to the strait.
minus-squarewhyrat@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 month agoThe access charge would probably be less than the current cost. Or a better way to phrase it: more oil tankers would traverse the strait if the price was known and stable, compared to the risk of attack and unknown outcome they currently face.
But why would they continue if the war ended? There would be no reason to.
Money. We’ve shown them that they can charge for transit through the strait.
Yes, but continuing to bomb them isn’t going to change that.
They can now charge for access to the strait.
The access charge would probably be less than the current cost.
Or a better way to phrase it: more oil tankers would traverse the strait if the price was known and stable, compared to the risk of attack and unknown outcome they currently face.