Well, I Never! Another Kerfuffle Off Venezuela!

Oh, sweetie, you won't believe the latest gossip I heard over my morning tea! Can you imagine? Those American forces, bless their hearts, have gone and stopped

right off the coast of Venezuela. And this is the second time in less than two weeks!

It sounds like President Donald J. Trump is really putting the squeeze on that Mr. Maduro down there. Honestly, it’s all such a commotion, you’d think they were trying to recover a lost heirloom, not just some… oil!

Grandma's Two Cents: My Goodness, The Drama!

Heavens to Betsy, a "blockade" he called it! Well, I never! It sounds like something straight out of a old movie, doesn't it? Back in my day, if you wanted to talk to someone, you just called them on the telephone, not sent a whole navy!

And then they say it was a

Consented! Can you imagine someone just stopping their big ol' tanker in the middle of the sea and saying, "Oh, sure, come on aboard, officers!" I'd certainly like to know what kind of persuading went into that! My goodness, the things these young folks do these days!

Now, What Actually Happened, Bless Their Hearts

Alright, alright, let's get down to brass tacks. It seems our President Trump, bless his heart, is really stepping up the pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. This latest incident was indeed a second time U.S. forces stopped a merchant vessel, specifically an oil tanker.

The White House confirmed it was a "consented boarding," which means the ship apparently stopped voluntarily and let the American forces come aboard. President Trump is apparently quite upset about Venezuela having taken American oil investments years ago. He said, "They illegally took it!"

He's also making a big hullabaloo about a "blockade" on all sanctioned oil tankers coming in and out of Venezuela. There are also whispers of accusations about drug trafficking. My, my, it’s all very complicated, isn’t it?

Honestly, Some Days I Just Can't Even!

Honestly, sweetie, all this drama over oil and old arguments! You'd think they had nothing better to do than bicker like children in the sandbox. I mean, can't we all just sit down, have a nice slice of pie, and talk things out?

Between the blockades and the boarding, my nerves are just shot! I need another cup of tea and a good sit down. I'm shaking my head so hard right now, my curlers might just fall out! The things we hear about these days, it's just too much for an old gal like me.