The discussion of how the 2nd strike was unambiguously illegal glosses over the fact that the first strike was on a boat not even alleged to be transporting drugs to the US (it was going to either Trinidad or Suriname) and was hit without any Congressional authorization.
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Any law is only as useful as a societyâs willingness to enforce it.
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This is a good example of when not to use AI like a search engine. It was asked to provide an opinion, which it gave, without any source. And Aiâs have no specific reason to evaluate things as true.
With a search engine youâd get pointed to an actual source that you could evaluate to determine if itâs correct or not.
I agree in principle, but I will note that the screen grab that was shared cuts off the AIâs answer.
Google usually provides links to source documents at the end of an AI blurb.
Well, its official.
The US has commited an Act of Piracy using its military assets.
They are now trying to get Venezuela to respond so they have an excuse to attack.
The president declined to provide information on who owned the tanker or its destination when asked by a reporter.
âIt was seized for a very good reason,â Trump said
And that reason is?
Itâs full of oil that I want!
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The good news is Russia and the US are aligned these days.
The bad news is theyâre aligned in bullying nearby countriesâŚ
Quoting NYT (gift link):
In principle, Iâm not bothered with the seizure of a ghost fleet vessel as authorized by a warrant in support of international sanctions.
Iâm quite a bit more bothered by the chest-thumping and saber-rattling rather than focusing on the seizure as a manifestation of rule-of-law.
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The US is just hoping to create a better excuse to invade than drugsâŚ
Agreed, surprised we donât seize more sanctioned ships just flouting international law.
Otherwise weâre the worldâs police without ever doing a traffic stop.
This would probably impact insurance rates (maritime cargo).
Meh, I doubt many big carriers are willing to write sanctioned ships anyway
And thereâs the truth, Miller says Venezuelan oil belongs to the US
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âWhite House deputy chief of staff says US âcreated the oil industry in Venezuelaâ as tensions intensify with Caracas.â
We probably did that in many countries that have oil.
Itâs simply colonialism starting up again
Yes. They want the oil for sure.
I remember 4 years of people talking how great Trump is because he doesnât start stupid wars.
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