Hillbilly wisdom: I had to do it. He had a knife, gun, a stick- something. Right? The level of force applied is justified by the level of force you are confronted with. Tit for Tat. Lie for lie.

In the end there might be a mine in the strait but there is not now. Even D. Trump is not off enough to send destroyers into a narrow area if there was danger to the personnel. Right? He knows. With the level of technology available to the president of the United States. He knows.

He also knows about using blockades as a tool of mass destruction. Ask Venezuela or Cuba what happens when you cannot trade with other nations. Since no one does anything significant to stop the actions of the bully, the bully continues with or escalates their actions.

A blockade of all ships of the world as they trade or attempt to trade is an attempt to control everything. You can buy from US at slightly higher prices or you can do without. Is Trump listening to Trump when he makes statements like “we don’t need them”? So what! Should superior power be used for self advancement regardless of the impact upon millions of others. A king would say yes.