Sudan becoming "US ally" on war on terror

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This is a quick reversal

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We can choke off the entire eastern hemisphere from Middle East oil by blockading the straits of Hormuz and using our bases in Afghanistan, Uzbekistan and Krygizstan to prevent oil from moving across Central Asia by land. As for Venezuelan and North Sea oil, we could blockade the straits of Malacca and the Panama canal, hence cutting off Venezuela's supply to any Asian nation. That leaves only Russia, but Russia doesn't have enough oil to feed what China's energy demands would be anyway. These are the benefits of sea power

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We can choke off the entire eastern hemisphere from Middle East oil by blockading the straits of Hormuz and using our bases in Afghanistan, Uzbekistan and Krygizstan to prevent oil from moving across Central Asia by land. As for Venezuelan and North Sea oil, we could blockade the straits of Malacca and the Panama canal, hence cutting off Venezuela's supply to any Asian nation. That leaves only Russia, but Russia doesn't have enough oil to feed what China's energy demands would be anyway. These are the benefits of sea power

The only time these things would happen would be if we were at war with China.  I doubt China will continue trading with the United States if we're attempting to starve her economy.  The US economy would collapse, something we could have achived by a direct embargo rather than indirect blockades of sattelite nations.

I'm just saying it would be easier at certain chokepoints than trying to cover a 1000-mile coastline, even with satellite technology.