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The New DU. Reply #44: "unprovoked"? Some might say the US embargo on oil and steel was a casus belli.
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Thu Dec-07-06 10:44 AM
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| 44. "unprovoked"? Some might say the US embargo on oil and steel was a casus belli. |
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Declaring an embargo and enforcing it both diplomatically and with Pacific naval forces is often overlooked as a precipitating factor. If OPEC were to embargo oil to the US, you can bet your sweet ass the US would regard it as an act of war.
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