| ▲ | sigwinch 12 hours ago | |
Yes. Of course. It ended the tanker war. Iraq and Iran had been pissant slap-fighting over oil tankers for years. The tanker war ended with the Vincennes incident. | ||
| ▲ | Fluorescence 12 hours ago | parent [-] | |
A "straw on the camel's back" would mean the war crime earned negative domestic political repercussions. "Ending the Tanker War" is clearly not that. It was the deployment's objective so I fear there are ghouls who would celebrate it. | ||