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Harris828 t1_iwgmedd wrote

Reply to comment by Jim_from_GA in Navy, Coast Guard stop ship with 180 tons of Iranian explosive materials by millennium-wisdom

The real answer is that the Coast Guard falls under the department of Homeland Security rather than the department of defense. Because of this, the coast guard can take actions overseas that the navy cannot without them being considered an act of war.

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wufiavelli t1_iwgu9o5 wrote

One of my uncles got sent to Vietnam under the coast guard when it was under the treasury. They kept very meticulous records.

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johnny_memetic t1_iwhmcmp wrote

The real real answer is the USCG are police and can carry out law enforcement actions without the pesky military jurisdiction thing. That's why their flag is hoisted higher than the national Ensign during AAVs.

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tsunami141 t1_iwhomtm wrote

> without them being considered an act of war.

I know nothing about this - is this broadly accepted as truth by the world at large or is it just something that we can point to when we get accused of intervention and it allows us to act all innocent like "nah bro it was the USCG so everything is alright we ain't doin nothing"

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D3adInsid3 t1_iwhm1sk wrote

It's because nobody wants to be regime-changed but that just doesn't sound good lol.

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