The US Navy has sent another warship, the USS Pinckney, to the coast of Venezuela this week for a “freedom of navigation” exercise. These operations, most common against China, are meant by the US to contest other nations’ claims to waters.
This is the second operation in Venezuela-claimed waters in three weeks, with Navy officials saying that they don’t like the “excessive maritime claims” made by the “illegal Maduro regime,” and sent the ship to prevent this.
Venezuela warned last time that they considered the incursion of US ships a “provocation,” but the US is betting they won’t do anything about it, and then can say this proves the claims are invalid.
Admiral Craig Faller says the US will continue to make such moves to prove their navigation claims, and won’t accept “unlawful” maritime claims from Venezuela.
More shameless bullying.
Bully is a euphemism in this case.
These excessive maritime claims are set in International Law, Venezuela is not doing anything different from Brazil or Columbia.
According to US logic, a sovereign country does not have the right to claim sovereignty over its territorial waters…..except the US….who also believes it has the right to violate other countries territorial waters.
The Masters of the Universe seem to think that this type of behavior is a show of strength, but it only shows weakness and is pathetic. A person strong and sure of themselves doesn’t need to go around and show everone their strength. The same applies to states and their relations. Maybe the presidential candidates should change their slogans to making the moon safe for democracy since there’s suppose to be a space force. ‘Democracy’ has been exported everwhere else and the moon could be the next goal. This would include transgender bathrooms for aliens and sensitivity training for inter alien conflicts.
America has this habit of periodically unzipping its fly to see if it still has it.
Ask Guaido whether or not he supports the U.S. position.
nothing will happen, Maduro has ppl in the USA ready to take orders.
Another bullying show the flag clown show.
Last naval deployment there coincided with a cosplay regime change group in jail.