The president added that he has “instructed our Navy to seek and interdict every vessel in International Waters that has paid a toll to Iran. No one who pays an illegal toll will have safe passage on the high seas.”

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    This is a big misstep of an escalation, no?

    Always has been

    In all seriousness, is he expecting the US Navy to fire on civilian vessels? I’d bet we’re nearing a point of mutiny on some ships

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      I don’t think there can be 30 hour laundry fires on a US Navy vessel without at least a little bit of mutiny.

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      I’d bet we’re nearing a point of mutiny on some ships

      I’ll take that bet