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Trump announces a US toll 15x higher than Iran's for passage in SoH
(www.politico.com)
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“All other countries will have fair and open use of the Strait,” he said, but added that “as a matter of FAIRNESS, [the U.S.] will be reimbursed, at the rate of 20% on all cargo shipped, for any and all costs necessary to do the job of providing safety and security to this very volatile section of the World.”
Trump said the “process and formation will begin immediately.”
“We guarded the strait for 50 years and never got paid for it,” Trump said on Fox. “We want to be reimbursed for this, for putting our people in danger.”
Isn’t this dumbass protection racket essentially privateering?
Soooo how does he plan on enforcing this? Blowing up allies ships if they don't pay? He literally has shit for brains.
No creativity, no new ideas, just mob tactics.
Sure have an odd way of doing that.