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Japanese Tanker Owner Denies Ship Hit By Mine, Says Crew Saw "Flying Objects" Before Attack https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-06-14/japanese-tanker-ow...

I think this means that someone else tries to ignite a war. Could be similar to the USS Liberty incident, but it all needs an investigation by neutral parties. Does the US needs all that oil?

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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 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

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