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As I understand it, the old system was: - UK, Canada, Guyana, probably more countries shared intelligence on suspected drug vessels in Caribbean - US Coast Gu
by Andaith 11mo ago
As I understand it, the old system was:
- UK, Canada, Guyana, probably more countries shared intelligence on suspected drug vessels in Caribbean
- US Coast Guard accosted said vessels, searched them, arrested everyone if anything illegal was found.
Now it's:
- UK, Canada, Guyana, have all said they're not going to share intelligence, decreasing(by whatever percentage) the chances of finding a drug smuggling boat, and increasing the chance of it making its way to the USA.
- US Navy blows up what boats it does find without checking them for drugs, increasing(by whatever percentage) the chance of killing innocents, and degrading intl law & norms.
What does the US benefit from this new policy?
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- beardyw 11mo ago> What does the US benefit from this new policy? Theatre.
- sjs382 11mo ago> What does the US benefit from this new policy? This really makes me feel like a conspiracy theorist, but it doesn't seem as far from reality as it should... If there's no response: exhibiting total dominance of the region and being able to make up whatever unverifiable statistics they want re: domestic safety (drugs, gangs, etc). If there is a response: potential for armed conflict which could become a pretense for interning more citizens with hispanic heritage, similar to what was done to Japanese Americans in the 1940s.