Yeah, that's sane:
A Venezuelan navy coastal patrol boat sank in the Caribbean after allegedly ramming a cruise ship that it had ordered to change direction.
The owners of the Portuguese-flagged RCGS Resolute said the naval vessel Naiguata also fired shots in an "act of aggression in international waters”.
The collision left the cruise ship, which has a reinforced hull for sailing in icy waters, with only minor damage.
Venezuela accused the Resolute of an act of "aggression and piracy".
It also said it "did not rule out" that the cruise ship "was transporting mercenaries to attack military bases in Venezuela". ...
President Maduro said an investigation had been launched and he expected "maximum collaboration" from authorities in Curaçao.
I assume that a failure to confirm Maduro's fantasy will be counted as lack of maximum collaboration.
I've long said that the Dutch should keep their powder dry when it comes to Curacao:
With talk of imminent collapse of Venezuela's economy, would that nutball Maduro order his forces to invade Curacao citing weak and distant Netherlands as a threat to Venezuela by merely existing as a destination to flee?
This would not be the first time that Curacao has been in Venezuela's sights as a "threat" to the Bolivarian Paradise.
The Dutch should really keep their powder dry and have the phone number to America's SOUTHCOM on speed dial.
Don't count the Dutch out. They actually fought at our side in Afghanistan and the Venezuelan military is no doubt in as bad shape as their oil industry and economy in general.
Have we reached that point?
