Comment by Andaith

3 months 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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sjs382  3 months 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.