[Echo Talon]

Yeah it's in our interest, but EVEN MORE in theirs. Who do you think is getting the 60 bucks per? And those little toads know it too. If we called their bluff they would be BEGGING us to come back.

Why, then they would be getting $90+/per, look at a map of the UAE they are not totally dependant on the Straight. They could export straight into the Gulf of Oman.

[Kozak]

Now you are splitting hairs, they still need the Gulf of Oman to be secure to get their oil out, and once again it's courtesy of the USN.