>>714191095
>all they had to do, was not prevent japan from getting their oil.
Japan was already importing 60% of its oil, 60% of its scrap metal and 100% of their advanced machine tools from the USA. The embargo meant little since Japan had no alternate suppliers to fill the gap. Japan started a war because of export bans.
Now, do you think China has a casus belli today because America restricts exports of Nvidia H100? Do you think Russia is justified to go to war against America because of sanctions?
