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zanana1

(6,467 posts) Fri Dec 12, 2025, 07:53 AM Dec 12

Talk to me like I'm a six- year old.

We seized a Venezualan tanker ship. How do we have the right to do that? It sounds to me like an act of war. WTH?

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Talk to me like I'm a six- year old. (Original Post) zanana1 Dec 12 OP

Because we are Merkans doc03 Dec 12 #1

I think it's an act of piracy, Trump has no idea what he's gonna do with it Walleye Dec 12 #2

It IS an act of piracy--- lastlib Dec 12 #8

Has anyone asked why? hot2na Dec 12 #3

They had a warrant jonstl08 Dec 12 #12

I guess we got a quit trying to make sense of anything. Trump does. He's a madman. Walleye Dec 12 #14

Now we must start asking... MiHale Dec 12 #4

Justified by the EDA. usonian Dec 12 #5

Because you are six (my, aren't you cute), you are too young to understand ... Intractable Dec 12 #6

I heard one news story that said a judge issued a warrant Justice Dec 12 #7

An important point. The only viable explanation is... lastlib Dec 12 #9

We don't have the right. How can we seize a huge tanker ship Emile Dec 12 #10

There are reports the ship beamed different cachukis Dec 12 #11

They got a court to issue a warrant Fiendish Thingy Dec 12 #13

What is the next thing that the US has been allow this mad man to get away with? Walleye Dec 12 #15

doc03

(38,821 posts)

1. Because we are Merkans

Reply to zanana1 (Original post)

Fri Dec 12, 2025, 08:00 AM

Dec 12

Walleye

(43,811 posts)

2. I think it's an act of piracy, Trump has no idea what he's gonna do with it

Reply to zanana1 (Original post)

Fri Dec 12, 2025, 08:11 AM

Dec 12

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lastlib

(27,539 posts)

8. It IS an act of piracy---

Reply to Walleye (Reply #2)

Fri Dec 12, 2025, 08:55 AM

Dec 12

plain and simple, clear as the cankles on his legs.

hot2na

(453 posts)

3. Has anyone asked why?

Reply to zanana1 (Original post)

Fri Dec 12, 2025, 08:11 AM

Dec 12

jonstl08

(540 posts)

12. They had a warrant

Reply to hot2na (Reply #3)

Fri Dec 12, 2025, 09:05 AM

Dec 12

For some reason I cannot understand they had a warrant to seize the ship. They said it was smuggling oil from Iran which I cannot understand since Venezuela has it;s own oil so why need Iran's.

Walleye

(43,811 posts)

14. I guess we got a quit trying to make sense of anything. Trump does. He's a madman.

Reply to jonstl08 (Reply #12)

Fri Dec 12, 2025, 09:26 AM

Dec 12

MiHale

(12,620 posts)

4. Now we must start asking...

Reply to zanana1 (Original post)

Fri Dec 12, 2025, 08:33 AM

Dec 12

Who seized the ship?…Was it legal?….Who gave the orders? If the orders were not legal and they were followed by the american military what are the consequences?….Is this now considered an Act of War against Venezuela?

usonian

(23,518 posts)

5. Justified by the EDA.

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Fri Dec 12, 2025, 08:33 AM

Dec 12

Epstein Distraction Act.

Since you are 6 years old, I can't fully explain that, nor use the kind of language it deserves.

Intractable

(1,618 posts)

6. Because you are six (my, aren't you cute), you are too young to understand ...

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Fri Dec 12, 2025, 08:40 AM

Dec 12

how craven a government can be.

But, if I had to explain it in terms your young mind would understand, it's because I want it.

Justice

(7,243 posts)

7. I heard one news story that said a judge issued a warrant

Reply to zanana1 (Original post)

Fri Dec 12, 2025, 08:45 AM

Dec 12

I keep waiting for fuller, deeper dive news story but haven’t seen it. Honestly was more focused on fact they had no trouble seizing a tanker without loss of life but they can’t seize a small boat.

lastlib

(27,539 posts)

9. An important point. The only viable explanation is...

Reply to Justice (Reply #7)

Fri Dec 12, 2025, 08:58 AM

Dec 12

That "Pisshole Pete" Kegbreath wanted to show he could kill people he didn't like.

Emile

(40,587 posts)

10. We don't have the right. How can we seize a huge tanker ship

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Fri Dec 12, 2025, 08:59 AM

Dec 12

without firing one shot, but a little speedboat powered by outboard motors requires missiles?

cachukis

(3,669 posts)

11. There are reports the ship beamed different

Reply to zanana1 (Original post)

Fri Dec 12, 2025, 09:00 AM

Dec 12

coordinates than the satellite imagery.
It had been sanctioned in 2022 for trying to escape scrutiny.
The Venezuelan oil is not really suitable for our refineries. It was seized in Caribbean. Don't know its heading.

Fiendish Thingy

(22,017 posts)

13. They got a court to issue a warrant

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Fri Dec 12, 2025, 09:24 AM

Dec 12

And claimed the oil was headed to countries like Iran that sponsor terrorism.

So, not as black and white as the attacks on the fishing boats.

Walleye

(43,811 posts)

15. What is the next thing that the US has been allow this mad man to get away with?

Reply to zanana1 (Original post)

Fri Dec 12, 2025, 09:29 AM

Dec 12

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