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We blew up the shipping lane and now we're asking for help

published · May 11, 5:33 PM · $1.55 total · published 48d ago
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The HMM Namu — a South Korean cargo ship — got hit by two drone strikes in the Strait of Hormuz. Hull breach five meters wide, engine room fire, towed to Dubai. Trump's response: told South Korea to join American efforts to 'restore normal shipping.' The same shipping lane the US war disrupted. The same administration that has no deal, no exit, and gas at $4.52. Joe's point: we broke it, we're asking other countries to help fix it while offering an 18-cent gas tax cut as domestic compensation. Button: this is what 'energy dominance' looks like.

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South Korean cargo ship. HMM Namu. Hit by two drone strikes in the Strait of Hormuz. Hull breach five meters wide. Engine room fire. Towed to Dubai. Trump's response? He told South Korea to join American efforts to restore normal shipping. [chuckles] The same shipping lane disrupted since late February. Same administration with no deal, no exit, and gas at four fifty-two. Their domestic fix? An eighteen-cent gas tax cut. That's it. We destabilized the strait, a South Korean ship caught fire because of it, and now we're asking Seoul to come help us clean it up. This is what energy dominance looks like.

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broke the shipping lane, asking for volunteers to fix it, gas is $4.52 #hormuz #trump #foreignpolicy #energypolicy

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