An opinion written by Glee Violette and posted on facebook is interesting.
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The more I think about the boat full of people that was blown up by military officers of the United States of America under Donald Trump, the more things don't add up......
So, a small boat goes speeding past the Navy, and what? The captain picks up the phone and calls the White House? ....
Because Trump and Marco Rubio have made it clear that Trump PERSONALLY gave that order.
But Trump - AND the captain of that Navy ship - had NO idea who was on that speedboat.
They did not have TIME.
They did not board the boat. They did not collect evidence. They did not even have an accurate head count. Not one of them has been identified. Do they have ANY of the names ? Even now? No.
So how could they possibly know if they were gang members?
Or if, as some have suggested, the boat was full of refugees fleeing Venezuela, like hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans have done already. Maybe speeding TOWARDS the US Navy ships hoping to find refuge and safety under our protection.
After all, there were 11 to 13 people aboard that boat. The number differs, because the boat was not close enough to tell. Nor could the gender of the people be determined. Or if there were children on board.
One thing is for sure. If there were so many people on board such a small vessel, there was not much room for a drug shipment. Was there?
They were off the coast of Venezuela, in international waters, nowhere near America. They were NOT threatening our borders. They were not threatening any Americans. They were not even threatening our ships. There were no weapons in the pictures. There is not even any EVIDENCE that a crime was being committed.
The Navy officers aboard our ship may have SUSPECTED the boat was carrying drugs, but that is not a violent crime like piracy, or kidnapping that warrants immediate intervention.
This administration is incompetent and untrustworthy.
