Interesting analysis and yes I will watch it when I get a chance. I have had a virus recently and I try not to do mental heavy lifting in that circumstance. When you are younger it doesn't cause mental fog or fatigue but now...
The only other thing it occurs to add here is that the US is a huge producer of crude oil, natural gas, etc compared with the old days, one of the biggest in the world now. HOWEVER, re: oil we only produce certain kinds (low sulfur, i.e. 'sweet' crude) in quantity. Which is why we can't sleep on the ME supplies OR we have to rely on alternatives in our backyard - Canada and Venezuela.
There may have been some kind of long-term plan to shed the empire and keep some kind of leverage in our own hemisphere to cushion the blow.
Prince Aleph
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