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The speaker identifies the Strait of Malacca as a major global chokepoint because China gets much of its resource flow from Africa and the Middle East through it, and because U.S.
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The speaker identifies the Strait of Malacca as a major global chokepoint because China gets much of its resource flow from Africa and the Middle East through it, and because U.S. military bases are nearby.
"Venezuela government is very cooperative, okay? They're basically very obedient. And so what we can expect next is for Trump to exert authority over..."
"...basically. Because what the Iranians did was they responded by attacking US bases throughout the GCC. They closed off a Strait of Hormuz, and..."
"...and the GCC can't defend itself. Okay? Before, they thought these US bases could defend against Iran, but now you recognize these US bases..."
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