re: Spirit of Christmas request to check ChatGPT's variance among users

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That said....as a former CG officer..... I wish they would wait til these tools are near our contiguous zone (24 miles), warn them over the radio and wait for them to cross that line. Then the second they do declare them stateless pirates under UNCLOS and blow them out the water. It can be more easily couched as direct threat to the homeland, US sovereignty and violations of US narco/customs laws and military actions were in its defense. Putting more coasties lives at risk trying to chasing down these criminals is risky business. Too many get hurt or killed that never makes the news cycle.

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Thanks so much for your service and your input.

Ultimately, if ever challenged, I think the President will be able to justify the boat strikes as an "imminent threat" to the US. Like you, I wish they would wait until the boats are unequivocally headed to the US before blowing them up.

Of course, the primary purpose of blowing them up close to Venezuela is to rattle Maduro.