i iraq has two major oil filling platforms for tankers ships. after the invasion the insurance companies that insured these ships decided too dangerous and jacked daily rates while filling to $3 million.  uncle sam intervened and stationed some seals and a few marine snipers on each platform. the also had the 6 ships homeported in bahrain do security patrols, 2 at a time for two weeks with a week overlapped with the next two.
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