US forces have seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, in a major escalation of Donald Trump’s four-month pressure campaign against the South American country’s dictator, Nicolás Maduro.

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[–] 209 points 11 months ago (33 children)

Huh, I wonder why they seized it instead of shooting it like the others? It couldn't possibly be for the oil, right?

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  • [–] 94 points 11 months ago (6 children)

    In contrast to people, oil has a market value.

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  • [–] 25 points 11 months ago (1 child)

    Never heard of human trafficking?

    Oil is just a lot more profitable and easier to work with.

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  • [–] 26 points 11 months ago

    Trump has plenty of experience as a human trafficker, but those were underage models in his little fake modeling agency, Trump Model Management, which was a friendly competitor to Epstein's MC2 Model Management.

    But I can understand him not wanting to draw on that experience here. That and Hegaeth is a murderous fuck, and he was the one awake enough to give the order.

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  • [–] 44 points 11 months ago (19 children)

    I mean, I know what your point is, but can we actually just be thankful that they did not in fact blow up an oil tanker and spill all that into the sea?

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  • [–] 18 points 11 months ago (1 child)

    The deep water horizon did not show America too concerned about oil in the Gulf. I'm not sure they care where it goes if they can't have it.

    What, have they escalated to blockading Cuba now?

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  • [–] 33 points 11 months ago (5 children)

    Just tow it outside the environment.

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  • [–] 3 points 11 months ago (2 children)

    That's space bro. You're describing outer space

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  • [–] 3 points 11 months ago (5 children)

    No. I will not thank them for seizing the ship. That's a ludicrous suggestion.

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  • [–] -5 points 11 months ago (3 children)

    It's equivalent to what they said. If someone comes over and punches you in the head should I be thankful they didn't stab you?

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  • [–] 8 points 11 months ago (1 child)

    You can, in fact, be thankful that you weren't stabbed while also being upset that you were punched. Adults can have more than one emotion at a time. Never heard of a "silver lining"? It's an idiom for a reason.

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  • [–] 6 points 11 months ago (2 children)

    blowing up a tanker would cause a huge hazard to the area, spilling oil all over the ocean.

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  • [–] 7 points 11 months ago* (2 children)

    I can think of a few reasons why the US Navy wouldn't want to fire high explosives into a contain full of flammable materials, depending on the range of their artillery.

    Also definitely possible they're just doing Privateer shit with Navy assets. I do wonder whether the vessel gets impounded or just escorted to a friendly port in El Salvador or Honduras and quietly re-flagged and titled.

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