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Joy, tears and chants of "freedom" as Venezuelans - Bravo President Trump and his decisive actions

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Venezuelans and our allies are thanking President Trump for his decisive action. It is our enemies that are complaining.

I'll side with our President, the Venezuelans and our allies
No different than if some country kidnapped Trump for war crimes, some US citizens will protest, while a large majority will take to the streets and cheer. Here's what I would think Venezuelans want, and you may recognize these. An election where the duly elected winner is placed in power and the loser doesn't claim it was stolen and takes action to remain in power. What they also want is the US out their country and not to meddle in their sovereignty replete with not running the country and allowing Venezuelan interests control the destiny of their resources.
 
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Trump is not interested in regime change in Venezuela. He is not interested in returning human rights and the rule of law to the Venezuelan people. He is not even interested in denationalizing the Venezuelan oil industry. Blowing up drug boats not headed to the US anyway was just a side show for his base. What Trump wants is a return to the status quo ante where Petrolio Venezuela leases the operation of Venezuelan oil infrastructure to US oil companies and a Venezuelan regime leader who he can keep under his thumb, whatever that regime happens to be. I don't know why anybody would ever believe anything else, but for the time being he seems to be getting what he wanted.
Where's that video of that kid differentiating how China invests in their citizenry, while the US invests in their military power and their billionaires. This move proofs his point.
 
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Where's that video of that kid differentiating how China invests in their citizenry, while the US invests in their military power and their billionaires. This move proofs his point.
Lets all move to China then.
 
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Let's Make America Great Again by not using our military to advance economic goals.
Or to use the military to depose of a horrible dictator that destroyed a country and caused the death of many. Ok then.
 
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Where's that video of that kid differentiating how China invests in their citizenry, while the US invests in their military power and their billionaires. This move proofs his point.

But trickle down economics!
 
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Or to use the military to depose of a horrible dictator that destroyed a country and caused the death of many. Ok then.

It's difficult to digest that when pardons are given.
 
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There was a war? Which side declared war?

Yeah no war. But you want to know something? After taking part in a few no wars, when bullets are zipping past you, you don't go check congress.gov to see if you are at war or not.
 
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Or to use the military to depose of a horrible dictator that destroyed a country and caused the death of many. Ok then.
That is not the US's business. Unless you want to start invading every nation that jails, tortures, and kills their citizens.
No one, even MAGA hats voted for American boots in Venezuela.
 
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That is not the US's business. Unless you want to start invading every nation that jails, tortures, and kills their citizens.
South America has been the US business since 1823.
 
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I‘m sure the jubilant Venezuelans don’t care.

Hey, I don't care who gets pardons, I just kill who they tell me to. Who cares if we pardon actual convicted drug leaders, not the MAGA crowd for sure.
 
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Hey, I don't care who gets pardons, I just kill who they tell me to. Who cares if we pardon actual convicted drug leaders, not the MAGA crowd for sure.
But you do care. :cool:


BTW-I’m not part of the maga crowd.
 
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But you do care. :cool:


BTW-I’m not part of the maga crowd.

Yes, unfortunately I do, and I hate myself because of it because I don't have the courage to quit.
 
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But it is, it was, and will continue to be.
For those who play the losing short game which the US with constant and costly military intervention, replete with the definition of doing the same thing over again and expecting a different result, will always have those with the Bonnehoeffer effect. And it will continue to be a losing proposition just like given our history (place that country here). Again, we need to invest in our citizenry and not the industrial military complex Eisenhower warned us about decades ago. The goal here is no different then what we tried to do in Iraq. Open your eyes.
 
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A bit dramatic don‘t you think?

You sure? It makes more sense to install an interim president not aligned with the old regime until democratic elections can be conducted.
Following the Venezuelan Constitution, Rodriguez has been sworn in with the assent of the Supreme Court and the National Assembly. On what basis would you installl anyone else?
 
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Yeah no war. But you want to know something? After taking part in a few no wars, when bullets are zipping past you, you don't go check congress.gov to see if you are at war or not.
There are not any bullets zipping pst me. I don’t live in Chicago

Keir Starmer (Prime Minister of the United Kingdom): Stated that the UK would “shed no tears” for the end of Maduro’s regime.

The only ones shedding a tear are our enemies. Both foreign and domestic
 
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