Comment by fusslo
2 days ago
> The people in charge probably don't even know Curacao isn't part of Venezuela
assuming Lieutenant General Evan Lamar Pettus is in charge
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but yeah, he probably doesn't know Curacao isn't part of Venezuela.
“Lieutenant General Evan Lamar Pettus” is not “in charge”.
Trump and Hegseth are.
are you suggesting trump and hegseth planned the refueling route?
Be real.
> Curacao is a few kilometers of the Venezuelan coast, but the Americans have deemed the entire ocean north of Venezuela as military operations.
Are you suggesting Lieutenant General Evan Lamar Pettus did that? Or Hegseth and Trump? Because that's clearly what hte parent was referencing. So, please, explain to me how Lieutenant General Pettus deemed the entire ocean north of Venezuela as military operations on their own without the involvement of Hegseth or Trump. Or admit you are wrong.
Pettus won't have planned the route, either.
(Hegseth may've accidentally texted it to a reporter, though. That'd be on brand.)
It's very clear that the upthread comment was referring to the administration - headed by a guy prone to word salad and outright lies - not the folks way, way down the chain doing the flight plans.