Besides the obvious further escalation in SA with ground troops, consider the other international implications. How will the Chinese respond to this? How about they seize a tanker bound for Taiwan? Or Japan? How about the Ruskies? Maybe blockade the tankers offloading NG in Rotterdam?
Trumpolini is definitely out to start WWIII. Great excuse for cancelling elections. He's got to do it now, because otherwise he loses CONgress in 2026 and gets impeached.
TSHHTF.
US releases video it says shows troops seizing tanker off Venezuela
A 45-second clip, posted by US Attorney General Pam Bondi on X, appears to show the ship's seizure as it sails off the coast of Venezuela.
US seizes oil tanker near Venezuela, Trump says
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