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[–] LordOfLocksley@lemmy.world 103 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

How can one country declare another country's airspace closed?

[–] FilthyHands@sh.itjust.works 37 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)
[–] floquant@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 1 week ago (2 children)

What? Do you really think the US would enforce that by shooting down civilian airliners?

[–] FilthyHands@sh.itjust.works 11 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Without a doubt. It would get Hegseth so hard.

[–] ripcord@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

In 2025? Yes. And claim they were carrying drugs or some shit.

[–] ByteJunk@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Yep. When you have two aircraft carriers in their airspace, you make the laws.

[–] WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world 15 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

These aren't "laws". They're war crimes committed by a fascist regime.

Sure, but realistically, we are unfortunately now in another “might makes right” geopolitical era without any ostensible veneer of equity or justice. Personally, I thought most of the developed world was moving past that, but it seems we are not, and that makes me sad.

[–] 7rokhym@lemmy.ca 28 points 2 weeks ago

The Monroe Doctrine, everyone in South America knows about it. It's the excuse to fuck around in everyone's business in the western hemisphere since 1823.

[–] myfunnyaccountname@lemmy.zip 14 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Cause Trump is king of the world. Duh.

[–] LordOfLocksley@lemmy.world 23 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Time to embrace the French tradition of relieving monarchs of their head privileges

[–] SaharaMaleikuhm@feddit.org 6 points 2 weeks ago

He can have it back right after.

[–] watson@lemmy.world 59 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

He said it in a truth social post, which has all of the legal standing of a juicy fart

[–] amateurcrastinator@lemmy.world 16 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

No no no, he DECLARED it! That's as good as a law or something right?

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

It is now, or have you not been paying attention for the past 11 months?

[–] Zorque@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

To dictators it is. Thankfully most of us aren't dictators.

[–] picnic@lemmy.world 55 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Venezuela is a developing country, has the world's largest known oil reserves, and has been one of the world's leading exporters of oil.

Well that explains it

[–] pacology@lemmy.world 16 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Didn’t they nationalized all oil fields and kicked out all western companies like 10 years ago?

[–] bystander@lemmy.ca 12 points 1 week ago

Looks like the "western companies" found a warmongering president to take it back for them.

[–] theuniqueone@lemmy.dbzer0.com 26 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Obvious imperialist warmongering is obvious.

[–] Typhoon@lemmy.ca 9 points 1 week ago

He's sure to get the Nobel Peace Prize now!

[–] pinheadednightmare@lemmy.world 12 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

I see the bad moon arising….

[–] einkorn@feddit.org 9 points 2 weeks ago

I see trouble on the way

[–] CircaV@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

My aunties all live there. Are they all going to die in a hellfire attack?

[–] Typhoon@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

No. They might get shot by occupation forces instead.

[–] CircaV@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Given they are over 80 and blind I doubt that.

[–] EvilHankVenture@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

You have too much faith in occupying forces.

[–] CircaV@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 week ago

Not really. I know how brutal the US army can be, it’s just these are old people. Mostly housebound. I wonder if they will just burn.