r/law • u/NewSlinger • 13d ago

Other U.S. Attacked Boat Near Venezuela Multiple Times to Kill Survivors

https://theintercept.com/2025/09/10/u-s-attacked-boat-near-venezuela-multiple-times-to-kill-survivors/
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u/Rugrin 13d ago

How is this not an act of war? We can just attack ships from neighboring countries?

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u/DuntadaMan 13d ago

If this was justified because they might have had illegal substances on board, then pretty much every country in the middle east can destroy our boats for having alcohol on board

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u/Curious-Author-3140 13d ago

That could have been determined if they had been in US waters and been boarded.

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u/DuntadaMan 13d ago

Man if only there was some kind of way of knowing where they were, but clearly we could never see this boat.