#curacao

Ooof I appears we have fired on the Kingdom of the Netherlands, and a member of NATO, but because it's in the Caribbean, collective defense does not apply. "....The Kingdom is a member of NATO, though the North Atlantic Treaty’s Article 5 collective defense provisions do not formally extend to the Caribbean territories. Defense policy is governed by the Kingdom Act on the Coast Guard and various bilateral treaties, including counter-narcotics agreements with the United States and regional partners through Joint Interagency Task Force South (JIATF-S)...." https://www.globalmilitary.net/countries/cuw/ #nato #curacao

LOL did we just declare war on Curacao? "...U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces observed Curacao-flagged M/T Belma transiting international waters toward Kharg Island. The commercial vessel ignored multiple warnings as it attempted to violate the U.S. blockade. A U.S. aircraft disabled the vessel after firing hellfire missiles into the ship’s smokestack. The ship is no longer transiting to Iran...." #curacao

Übrigens zum #worldcup : #curaçao ist eines der Länder im Königreich der Niederlande. Die anderen sind Aruba, Sint Maarten und: die [europ.] Niederlande. Das ganze Königreich ist aber Teil der EU, weshalb die Einwohner Unionsbürger sind, obwohl das Territorium selbst -anders als das am Ostende des karibischen Meers liegende, französische Dptm. Martinique- nicht zur EU gehört.

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