General Discussion

What the U.S. did here was valid.

Does it suit dual purpose for Trump fucking with Venezuela? Yes.

But there's an entire history, with this ship in particular. People are reacting without having the full context.

And let me just say, the media have been atrocious at providing the context. Yeah, people yammering on Twitter out of ignorance is one thing. But how ostensibly credible news articles are just omitting the full circumstances is extremely weird.

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/sep/18/how-a-burnt-out-abandoned-ship-reveals-the-secrets-of-a-shadow-tanker-network

It's interesting reading. Took me 30 seconds to find on Google. But I'm not a highly paid media personality or Twitter expert, so who knows.