I don't think the idiot in chief has looked at how much of the defense budget he's using up with this action. A couple of ships full of oil don't make up for that.

[–] comrade_twisty@feddit.org 18 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Trump and his oligarch enablers couldn't care less about how much taxpayer money they are wasting, as long as their private companies are profiting and they can pocket that money.

[–] nightwatch_admin@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

Even better. If - and only if - there will be fair elections ever again, it’s a Dem problem. “gosh darn look at the deficit these lefties have lololol”

[–] 9488fcea02a9@sh.itjust.works 8 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Isnt state sanctioned piracy called privateering?

[–] HumanPenguin@feddit.uk 15 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

It is when non state actors are doing it. IE private actors.

When done by state resources it's just a war crime.

[–] 9488fcea02a9@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 months ago

Ahhh yes. Thanks for the precision!

[–] geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml 5 points 3 months ago

The quote marks in the title are better suited for the word 'acting'.