SmokeyUnicycle
SmokeyUnicycle t1_j0knjww wrote
Reply to comment by rep- in Oregon city drops fight to keep Google water use private by ChocolateTsar
oh they "farewell" alright
edit: this is a joke that the fish die, "farewell" is very different than "fare well" lol
SmokeyUnicycle t1_ixzuhl5 wrote
That's more than they did to defend Armenia
SmokeyUnicycle t1_iwj882g wrote
Reply to comment by GKanjus in Navy, Coast Guard stop ship with 180 tons of Iranian explosive materials by millennium-wisdom
Please highlight the specific part of the Budapest memorandum that disagrees with anything I said.
SmokeyUnicycle t1_iwhbvw2 wrote
Reply to comment by CrackaZach05 in Navy, Coast Guard stop ship with 180 tons of Iranian explosive materials by millennium-wisdom
Like all of them...?
This is one of the dumbest gotchas I've ever heard lol
Down playing the US military and calling it ineffective and bloated is a favorite pastime of Russian trolls and useful idiots.
I like how you threw in some random bullshit at the end to try to make it seem like you had more of a point
SmokeyUnicycle t1_iwh89n3 wrote
Reply to comment by CrackaZach05 in Navy, Coast Guard stop ship with 180 tons of Iranian explosive materials by millennium-wisdom
No because you have an idiotic take that's parroting Russian talking points.
You could just be a useful idiot of course.
SmokeyUnicycle t1_iwgplm1 wrote
Reply to comment by poeticlicence in Navy, Coast Guard stop ship with 180 tons of Iranian explosive materials by millennium-wisdom
A small vessel on the ocean floor is not a big deal
Leaving it drifting would be a much bigger hazard to both chips and marine life, for when it strays into a crude oil tanker and causes an ecological disaster
SmokeyUnicycle t1_iwgpem8 wrote
Reply to comment by GKanjus in Navy, Coast Guard stop ship with 180 tons of Iranian explosive materials by millennium-wisdom
We didn't actually agree to protect them we just said we wouldn't attack them.
Russia did too lol
SmokeyUnicycle t1_iwgpc1s wrote
Reply to comment by CrackaZach05 in Navy, Coast Guard stop ship with 180 tons of Iranian explosive materials by millennium-wisdom
Yes we are spending a whole 2% of our annual military budget on helping Ukraine, The horror the absolute horror
Thank you Russian bot for your contribution
SmokeyUnicycle t1_iwgnpdw wrote
Reply to comment by iamtoe in Navy, Coast Guard stop ship with 180 tons of Iranian explosive materials by millennium-wisdom
This comes from a misunderstanding of what the Coast Guard is for.
Maritime trade is what makes the world economy run and the US is the biggest part of that economy.
The Coast Guard has a responsibility to maintaining shipping lanes as safe and secure, and enforcing international law such as UN sanctions.
They can also be roped in by the Navy for military purposes when necessary but I'm not sure if that happened here or not.
Regardless the US Coast Guard operates all over the world
SmokeyUnicycle t1_iwgngh0 wrote
Reply to comment by unclecaveman1 in Navy, Coast Guard stop ship with 180 tons of Iranian explosive materials by millennium-wisdom
It is also a law enforcement agency so it has the responsibility of enforcing things like maritime sanctions.
I'm not sure under which capacity it's operating under but I don't really think it matters
SmokeyUnicycle t1_iwgncte wrote
Reply to comment by Jim_from_GA in Navy, Coast Guard stop ship with 180 tons of Iranian explosive materials by millennium-wisdom
The Coast Guard does play a role I don't know why people are saying it's not.
SmokeyUnicycle t1_iwgn97s wrote
Reply to comment by Jim_from_GA in Navy, Coast Guard stop ship with 180 tons of Iranian explosive materials by millennium-wisdom
The responsibility of the Coast Guard is not simply guarding America's water borders, but also maintaining safety and security in the international maritime trade network.
The US is very heavily tied into the world economy and most of the transportation of goods is done via ship.
SmokeyUnicycle t1_j29kah1 wrote
Reply to comment by Gorperly in Armenians turn fire toward Russia as Nagorno-Karabakh blockade enters third week by machinesaredumb
Russia absolutely cannot squash Azerbaijan.
Their armed forces are disproportionately large and modern because they've been pumping tons of oil money into them to fight Armenia for many years now.
While in a 1v1 Russia could doubtless win right now Russia is throwing everything they can into Ukraine, and Azerbaijan is way more than they can add to their plate right now.