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THIS is wrong on OMG so many levels!!!!! This violates a zillion international laws! Fucking Trump is ushering in the most dangerous world since the start of 20th century.
Yea. It's a slow moving very poorly planned raid.
For some reason that scene from Conan the Barbarian comes to mind, where Conan is asked what is best in life.
Trump is ushering in
Putin has been waiting there since 2014 when Russia annexed Crimea.
Well before that when he entered Georgia
Yes, Georgia was even earlier.
The US is acting the way I do in grand strategy games right now.
Yup, we're going to stellaris level of dystopia soon
What most people fail to see, is that this has less to do with oil (not entirely, but less than I think most realize) and more to do with a failing "free-market" US strategy & trying to assert the capitalist oligarchy. What do neocons fear the most? Socialist-democratic countries succeeding. Also, let's not forget that almost no one is talking about Epstein now.
In all fairness, however any sane person defines "succeeding", Venezuela was doing the opposite of that. Cuba is both much more successful and much closer to the USA. This was mainly about distracting from the Trump-Epstein Scandal and in second place about oil.
Venezuela was doing substantially better the last couple of years, and the sanctions do have a significant impact on their economic stability. Is it really fair to criticize someone for not being very successful when you go out of your way to steal their money & prevent them from making it?
Cuba has to deal with worse sanctions and has always done better than Venezuela ever since Chávez took control, but especially under Maduro. Ideology aside, Maduro is neither well-intentioned nor competent. Any regime with him at the head would do poorly, no matter if it were socialist, capitalist, liberal, authoritarian, democratic, a theocracy or anything else, and regardless of sanctions.
It is 100% about securing the oil before further expansion. The US isn't going to fuck up like Hitler did. This regime eventually wants all of North America and most of South and Central America.
The threatened captive market is how I've described it before. We after all have never had a free market. We have a captive market and if someone makes a move to threaten it, rules and laws will appear to keep the destabilization from threatening the status quo.
Its why today we have stopped cheap chinese EV's from destroying the huge multi brand cartel that are modern automobile companies. Its why the old fossils running the energy markets are desperate to stop solar and wind.
They have driven what should be a rich country to squalor and starvation to keep them from making the money from their own natural resources. These lazy simpletons we have in charge today are just saying the hidden parts out loud now thinking that it will never affect any of them.
It is why when their control is threatened next time they will be completely violent.
American balkanization cannot come soon enough.
Agreed. The United States as a country is done
Once the US dives into a civil war, South America should send a collective force straight up through Texas and start kicking ass
As deservedly fun as that might sound, two wrongs don't make a right. 🤷
🤞🤞All my hope is on "Canada integrates North Eastern US States in 202X"
How are American Northeasterners? In my ignorance, I see them either as sassy but comparatively worldly, not too racist folks. Maybe they'd fit Canada just fine. 🤷
Then comes Russia and China filling the power vacuum.
Globally, sure, along with other regional powers but I honestly don't think they'll directly do anything in the land, it might just be too chaotic and lawless to make any profit. The country hasn't been invaded or bombed by anyone and it's already a bit of a warzone in some areas, a drug zombieland in others, imagine what it would look like post American empire collapse...
Illegal act of war by Trump
Weren't they only concerned about the drugs? /s
Yes, the deadly drug known by the street names "black gold" and "Texas tea".
Well said.
*CIA has entered the chat
The plan here is destroy any trust the world ever had on the USA.
And personally make billions while doing so
US Government: "You gotta pay to be in this hemisphere. For a small monthly contribution, we can ensure you don't have any 'unfortunate accidents'"
So... If Trump is the one calling the cards in Venezuela right now, will he answer for their new policy of arresting journalists? Also, is he the leader of the Maduro's political party now? Because they are still the ones sitting in government...
Good news, they are also importing "Arresting journalists" from Venezuela
Nobody saw this coming
“US confirms it stole all the oil.”