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Military/Defense News / Re: Pollak: 13 Trump Policies That Biden Reversed, Making War More Likely
« Last post by PeteS in CA on Today at 05:14:40 pm »Missing from the list: Draining the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to hide the inflationary effects of his anti-oil actions. This encourages war two ways:
* While USN carriers and submarines are nuclear-powered, the cruisers and destroyers that handle carriers' defense need oil-based fuel. LIEden complicated/hindered deployment of USN carriers in the event of war.
* The SPR was created to buffer the US military and US economy from the effects of a disruption of world oil supply. LIEden made the US susceptible to the disruptive effects of conflicts/wars that disrupt worldwide oil supplies. This encourages US enemies to aggress against oil traffic, e.g. Iran screwing with tanker traffic in the Persian Gulf.
* While USN carriers and submarines are nuclear-powered, the cruisers and destroyers that handle carriers' defense need oil-based fuel. LIEden complicated/hindered deployment of USN carriers in the event of war.
* The SPR was created to buffer the US military and US economy from the effects of a disruption of world oil supply. LIEden made the US susceptible to the disruptive effects of conflicts/wars that disrupt worldwide oil supplies. This encourages US enemies to aggress against oil traffic, e.g. Iran screwing with tanker traffic in the Persian Gulf.