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applegrove

(130,314 posts) Wed Dec 17, 2025, 11:55 AM Dec 17

Trump Orders Blockade of Venezuela

Trump Orders Blockade of Venezuela

December 16, 2025 at 8:10 pm EST By Taegan Goddard 217 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2025/12/16/trump-orders-blockade-of-venezuela/

President Trump on Tuesday called for a “total and complete blockade” on all sanctioned oil tankers that enter or depart Venezuela, as the administration heaps pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro at sea — and leaves the door open for land strikes, CBS News reports.

Axios reports Trump also designated Venezuela a “foreign terrorist organization.”

Applegrove: my spider senses are tingling. PM Mark Carney pointed out to Jon Stewart that there were a few refineries in the Southern US that refine heavy oil from Canada and the only other country with such oil is Venezuela and what was the US going to do? Replace Canadian oil with Venezuela's? It is not friendly to the US. Well it looks like that may be Trump's plan. Replace Alberta oil with Venezuela's in the limited heavy oil refineries in the US. Shake down a reeling Alberta to join the US. Break up Canada.

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Trump Orders Blockade of Venezuela (Original Post) applegrove Dec 17 OP

That's an act of war. greatauntoftriplets Dec 17 #1

It's probably a violation of the Geneva Conventions as well. Hugin Dec 17 #11

So much for his 'ending endless wars' bullshit. spanone Dec 17 #2

Everything he says is a lie, Haggard Celine Dec 17 #10

And that is the truth! spanone Dec 17 #13

Trump is going to declare war on Venezuela 2-night Botany Dec 17 #3

What do you mean "no reason (but Epstein)"? AZJonnie Dec 17 #6

Trump sure starts a lot of wars for a man obsessed with winning the Nobel Peace Prize. Lonestarblue Dec 17 #4

Does a social media post equate to what's properly called an "order"? AZJonnie Dec 17 #5

What's next? no_hypocrisy Dec 17 #7

Sooner or later Americans (United States) will die... LakeVermilion Dec 17 #8

So he's going to use tonight's speech choie Dec 17 #9

Chickenhawk Bonespurs getting his war on Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Dec 17 #12

greatauntoftriplets

(178,635 posts)

1. That's an act of war.

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Wed Dec 17, 2025, 11:59 AM

Dec 17

Hugin

(37,448 posts)

11. It's probably a violation of the Geneva Conventions as well.

Reply to greatauntoftriplets (Reply #1)

Wed Dec 17, 2025, 01:33 PM

Dec 17

Sieges are frowned upon if they impinge on humanitarian commerce.

spanone

(141,027 posts)

2. So much for his 'ending endless wars' bullshit.

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Wed Dec 17, 2025, 12:00 PM

Dec 17

Haggard Celine

(17,685 posts)

10. Everything he says is a lie,

Reply to spanone (Reply #2)

Wed Dec 17, 2025, 01:31 PM

Dec 17

except for the evil shit, he means that.

spanone

(141,027 posts)

13. And that is the truth!

Reply to Haggard Celine (Reply #10)

Wed Dec 17, 2025, 05:43 PM

Dec 17

Botany

(76,419 posts)

3. Trump is going to declare war on Venezuela 2-night

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Wed Dec 17, 2025, 12:02 PM

Dec 17

I hope every country of the pro western democracies pull their ambassadors and stop
trade with America. There is no reason for this madness outside of EPSTEIN. Trump
just pardoned the largest drug dealer in United States’ history before which he took a
huge payment.

AZJonnie

(2,839 posts)

6. What do you mean "no reason (but Epstein)"?

Reply to Botany (Reply #3)

Wed Dec 17, 2025, 12:11 PM

Dec 17

He explained it to us all yesterday: Venezuela has stolen "our" land and oil, plus he emptied their prisons and mental hospitals and sent all the inmates to the USA!

Plus, I'd bet Maduro hasn't sucked up to him nearly enough to pass muster for a country that's so close by, so militarily weak, and with so much oil sitting just off it's shores!

Under such circumstances, what else is an aspiring fascist dictator with narcissistic personality disorder and frontotemporal dementia supposed to do? They were asking for it!

Lonestarblue

(13,233 posts)

4. Trump sure starts a lot of wars for a man obsessed with winning the Nobel Peace Prize.

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Wed Dec 17, 2025, 12:04 PM

Dec 17

I doubt the people who select prize winners are impressed by those who start wars and then claim to deserve the prize for ending their unnecessary war.

AZJonnie

(2,839 posts)

5. Does a social media post equate to what's properly called an "order"?

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Wed Dec 17, 2025, 12:05 PM

Dec 17

And/or do we have separate confirmation of his bloviating yesterday from someone who maybe actually knows what is going on?

I mean, we all know he's completely full of shit like 95% of the time is the reason I ask

no_hypocrisy

(54,301 posts)

7. What's next?

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Wed Dec 17, 2025, 12:14 PM

Dec 17

Securing the land borders?

LakeVermilion

(1,501 posts)

8. Sooner or later Americans (United States) will die...

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Wed Dec 17, 2025, 12:26 PM

Dec 17

I guess that there will be a lot more explaining when it's our people, rather than some vague boat 2,000 feet away from the camera.

choie

(6,638 posts)

9. So he's going to use tonight's speech

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Wed Dec 17, 2025, 01:02 PM

Dec 17

to try to justify this act of war by spewing lie after lie after lie and no one will be there to question him. And many American people will believe his bullshit hook line and sinker, just like they did GBiii.

Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(132,916 posts)

12. Chickenhawk Bonespurs getting his war on

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Wed Dec 17, 2025, 02:07 PM

Dec 17

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