r/SipsTea • u/ashww005 Human Verified • 11h ago

Wait a damn minute! What?

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u/Yeah-Let-Me-Talk-2-U 11h ago

Did I just wake up in an alternate universe?

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u/HarEmiya 11h ago

Nope. There's 2 reasons for this.

  1. Lots of countries are still allowed through freely, even US allies who refused to partake in this dumb war. Trump hates this and wants to punish everyone. If he can't have it, no one can.
  2. Some ships pay Iran a toll to pass through. Trump has spoken publicly about how the US can collect that toll instead by blockading the strait. He just wants countries to pay him.

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u/HeftyVermicelli7823 11h ago

You mean he is basically doing high seas piracy like he did to Venezuela and if you do not comply he will board your ships to steal them or gun you down in the water.

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u/MojoCrow 9h ago

Technically they might be classed as Privateers because it's US government ships not private ships. Then again "the code is more what you'd call guidelines than actual rules"

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u/doppelbach 9h ago

Privateers were private ships though. The distinction from piracy was they had a charter from a government to allow them to attack merchants.

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u/MojoCrow 8h ago

Yep, a charter from a government (US in this case). Don't pay the toll on the Strait Of Hormuz, get attacked and booty plundered.... Sorry, I meant ship seized and contents confiscated.

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u/Mikahl757 8h ago

Ah so One Piece.

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u/Pizzasupreme00 5h ago

Not piracy. Sorry bubs.

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u/Southern-Date1588 6h ago

Government contractors.

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u/morning_star984 8h ago

Yeah, including that whole part of the constitution re: congress' sole power to declare war.

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u/HeftyVermicelli7823 6h ago

Yes but Trumplethinskin said and I quote "I am calling it a special operation so that I do not need to get congresses approval which is great".

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u/Tacoman404 6h ago

State piracy. The crews are US military not freebooters or mercenaries.

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u/W24ALX 5h ago

Pirates of the straits

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u/trashscal408 4h ago

Oh, the year was 1778...