The SCUD missile analogy was spot on.
"Many people have died over who gets to control the value of money."
Just look at what happened to Saddam and Gaddafi, who wanted to have their own gold-backed currency. Anyone who has dared to try to get away from the USD has been put down, without exception. We'll see if the Chinese succeed with their Petro-Yuan experiment.
Yep. It's not a coincidence other financial war tools which cause trade wars are now being deployed as part of this global financial situation.