From global protector to a pirate nation. Good job America
PhyterNL on
At some point Maduro is going to protect these ships and kill a couple of Americans and then we’re going to declare war. Because that’s what it’s really about. Trump’s entire goal.
voodoolintman on
So they use oil to fund narcotics? Aren’t the narcotics funded by, you know, the narcotics?
Emergency_Link7328 on
The US really has become a terrorist state.
This, my friends, is an excellent exemple of how uncontrolled capitalism only brings doom.
Kinetic-Turtle on
Look at me, I’m the pirate now.
JimmehGrant on
State sponsored piracy
4c767cb806e7 on
When executive orders become a letter of marque.
Kalivar on
When do they start allowing privateers again?
LFC908 on
I assume that Venezuela aren’t escorting every oil tanker like Maduro said? I’m a little confused.
roundupinthesky on
People are so against Trump that they now support Maduro’s Venezuela and its smuggling of Russian oil. Strange times.
nigpaw_rudy on
Trumps a loser looking for war, but let’s not act like Maduro is the good guy here either. He likely lost the election and is still in power.
Psyblade0_0 on
The ship was not on the US Treasury’s list of sanctioned vessels.
So we’re just terrorizing some random sailors.
DareDareCaro on
FIFA peace prize
Popingheads on
It might be another shadow fleet tanker, since the article says it loaded up in Venezuela under a false name.
The overall situation with Venezuela is questionable, but allowing these tankers to keep moving oil illegally is also dumb. Countries should have been trying to stop it long ago.
kerenosabe on
>”He also referred to the 1982 Falklands War between Britain and Argentina,”
Not a very good example, if he was trying to make a point. We all know how that war ended.
Common-Concentrate-2 on
Remember when DHS had the alert system, like from BLUE 0 -> RED 5, if an attack was imminent? Its nuts that DHS is somehow “heading up” this operation – even if its doing so nominally. Are we supposed to believe that Venezuela is actively making life less safe in the US? I guarantee you if you ask 10 people “Are you afraid of Maduro hurting you or a loved one – on scale from 0-10? Ok, and are you worried ICE might hurt you or a loved one – on a scale from 0-10? What about just a random american hurting you ?” Just about every person is going to score the last 2 way higher than Maduro
Wagsii on
If anyone is wondering what Brazil said but didn’t want to open the link:
>President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva of neighbouring Brazil has since cautioned the US against an “armed intervention” in Venezuela.
>During a summit of the South American Mercosur bloc, he said: “Armed intervention in Venezuela would be a humanitarian catastrophe.”
>He also referred to the 1982 Falklands War between Britain and Argentina, and said “the South American continent is once again haunted by the military presence of an extra-regional power”.
>If the US did intervene, he said, it would set a “dangerous precedent for the world”.
Reuvil on
This tanker was not sanctioned. It has only escalated things due to this.
Lemondope on
Does Trump have the balls to seize a Russian ship?
Slayers_Picks on
For as much as people joke about Brazil and how poor the country is…
You don’t want to fuck with Brazil. They may not have the most up to date technology, but they are a powerhouse in that region.
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From global protector to a pirate nation. Good job America
At some point Maduro is going to protect these ships and kill a couple of Americans and then we’re going to declare war. Because that’s what it’s really about. Trump’s entire goal.
So they use oil to fund narcotics? Aren’t the narcotics funded by, you know, the narcotics?
The US really has become a terrorist state.
This, my friends, is an excellent exemple of how uncontrolled capitalism only brings doom.
Look at me, I’m the pirate now.
State sponsored piracy
When executive orders become a letter of marque.
When do they start allowing privateers again?
I assume that Venezuela aren’t escorting every oil tanker like Maduro said? I’m a little confused.
People are so against Trump that they now support Maduro’s Venezuela and its smuggling of Russian oil. Strange times.
Trumps a loser looking for war, but let’s not act like Maduro is the good guy here either. He likely lost the election and is still in power.
The ship was not on the US Treasury’s list of sanctioned vessels.
So we’re just terrorizing some random sailors.
FIFA peace prize
It might be another shadow fleet tanker, since the article says it loaded up in Venezuela under a false name.
The overall situation with Venezuela is questionable, but allowing these tankers to keep moving oil illegally is also dumb. Countries should have been trying to stop it long ago.
>”He also referred to the 1982 Falklands War between Britain and Argentina,”
Not a very good example, if he was trying to make a point. We all know how that war ended.
Remember when DHS had the alert system, like from BLUE 0 -> RED 5, if an attack was imminent? Its nuts that DHS is somehow “heading up” this operation – even if its doing so nominally. Are we supposed to believe that Venezuela is actively making life less safe in the US? I guarantee you if you ask 10 people “Are you afraid of Maduro hurting you or a loved one – on scale from 0-10? Ok, and are you worried ICE might hurt you or a loved one – on a scale from 0-10? What about just a random american hurting you ?” Just about every person is going to score the last 2 way higher than Maduro
If anyone is wondering what Brazil said but didn’t want to open the link:
>President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva of neighbouring Brazil has since cautioned the US against an “armed intervention” in Venezuela.
>During a summit of the South American Mercosur bloc, he said: “Armed intervention in Venezuela would be a humanitarian catastrophe.”
>He also referred to the 1982 Falklands War between Britain and Argentina, and said “the South American continent is once again haunted by the military presence of an extra-regional power”.
>If the US did intervene, he said, it would set a “dangerous precedent for the world”.
This tanker was not sanctioned. It has only escalated things due to this.
Does Trump have the balls to seize a Russian ship?
For as much as people joke about Brazil and how poor the country is…
You don’t want to fuck with Brazil. They may not have the most up to date technology, but they are a powerhouse in that region.
So they are just being pirates now? 🤷🏻