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ceejayoz 2 hours ago

A thin layer of plausible deniability does not stop something from being a blockade.

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Manuel_D 2 hours ago | parent [-]

What stops it from being a blockade is the fact that ships that are legally registered continue to dock in Cuba.

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ceejayoz an hour ago | parent [-]

That’s disingenuous. The blockade is specific to oil.

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Manuel_D 26 minutes ago | parent [-]

Ships carrying oil are free to dock in Cuba. But whatever country is selling that oil will be subject to tariffs in the US.

You can call it a blockade a thousand times, that doesn't make it true.

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ceejayoz 12 minutes ago | parent [-]

> Ships carrying oil are free to dock in Cuba.

You know this isn’t true, but continue to assert it. I gave you a link to a non-false flag tanker that was forced away by the Coast Guard and escorted out for several days.

	▲	Manuel_D 7 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		As I explained in my reply, that tanker was not forced away. It lied and said it was headed to the Dominican Republic, but tried to sail to Cuba and surreptitiously sell oil. When it realized it was being followed by the Coast Guard, it turned around and sailed to its stated destination. The ship could have made port in Cuba and unloaded it's oil. But then Colombia would be hit with tariffs.