Reuters Exclusive: Der US-Küstenwache fehlen vorerst Kräfte, um den mit Venezuela in Verbindung stehenden Tanker zu beschlagnahmen, sagen Quellen
https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/us-eyes-additional-coast-guard-assets-seize-fleeing-tanker-sources-say-2025-12-24/
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Soon we will realize that the USA is just like Ruzzia. The world thought Ruzzia was a super power but quickly realized it was not when they invaded Ukraine.
…and they think they will invade Venezuela and be able to hold it?
Yea, I was wondering how we were planning on the logistics of this. Our military hasn’t been preparing for this war and Trump’s been taking a baseball bat to our readiness via his culture wars and massive brain drain in the upper echelons of our military. We don’t even have a coast guard leader since he fired the admiral for being a woman, do we?
Next step is sinking it.
Losers
So we’re not just craven murderous pirates, we’re incompetent murderous pirates.
Translation, they are armed now. We won’t attack anyone that could fight back. We only attack the helpless. We are weak and will do anything so that you don’t realize that.
How do Somali terrorists do it?
Hmm, almost like decades of underfunding is a problem. Who knew.
Everyone. Everyone knew.
Also… can’t they put a few shots across the bow and force them to stop and then board via RHIBs?
I’m sorry, Reuters is paywalled now??
edit: h/t u/thescorch below: it’s only an issue if you open it directly in the Reddit app
He needs to be removed from power. Impeached, convicted and removed
Why would this be a Coast Guard responsibility? This is WAY outside of US territorial waters? Isn’t this a job for the Navy?
Is this the one with the oil that belongs to China?
Really? One ship born helicopter with 12 Marines seems like it would do it.
The U.S. has really embarrassed itself this year huh
The U.S. is a global embarrassment
That’s about what I’d expect from this cobbled together administration. Levels of incompetence unseen ever before!
Not only pirates but failed pirates.
Man I hope this means that a military draft is coming and I call on all people drafted to list bone spurs as reason for turning down the draft.
Translation – they’re going to let the China-bound tanker go after there probably was massive diplomatic pressure not to commit more acts of piracy. This way they can save face
If they are evading sanctions it kinda doesn’t matter what flag they are under.
The navy cant do it?
Why hasn’t every news media outlet called for Trumps resignation and arrest?