US forces have seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, in a major escalation of Donald Trump’s four-month pressure campaign against the South American country’s dictator, Nicolás Maduro.

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    16 days ago

    Why is it possible to seize assets of weaker countries like Venezuela but not war mongers like Russia and the USA ?

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      16 days ago

      Because Americans would rather pay thugs to make their rulers richer than have healthcare.

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      16 days ago

      russia has the conservative and right wing groups in control over the world, plus the nuclear weapons. iran,venuzuala, the middle east, s america had resources but no military that would be able to fight back as easily.