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Ken MacPhee's avatar

This isn’t just a drug war in Venezuela, it’s a major drug funding operation for the CIA and other deep state operators. This is a fight against 200 years of deep state control of United States, see it for what it is.

Marc Handelsman's avatar

There is no way the United States could fight and win simultaneous wars with all those countries. It would be wiser for the U.S. to de-escalate tensions instead of instigating conflicts.

Carl L. McWilliams's avatar

If there is any group of the American people that should be opposed to the military industrial complex and the warfare state, with its imperial presidency, government propaganda and interventionist foreign policy; it is the American Christians. Especially conservative, evangelical, and fundamentalist Christians, who claim to strictly follow the dictates of Holy Scripture and worship the Prince of Peace.

JohnT's avatar

"Should." I totally agree.

Ben L.'s avatar

"Decisions that world leaders make during the months ahead will determine which way things go. Let us hope that they make their choices wisely."

You already know they won't.🌝

margaret bald's avatar

What right does Trump and his goon squad have in doing any of this? Venezuela is not a threat to the United States. And Fentanyl is run out of Mexico, not Venezuela. And the oil belongs to them, and they can sell it to whomever they please. Seems like the US needs to taken down a peg or two in the world order.

Marianne's avatar

I guess you really just absorb what other people are saying. Russia, who is heavily sanctioned, was bringing their oil TO Venezuela to basically launder it thru that country. And it’s not necessarily about drugs. Remember the Bay of Pigs? Well, Venezuela is very close in our backyard & Russia has put some hypersonic ballistic missiles there. That can’t be tolerated, it is an existential threat to the US. But in the media you can’t exactly say what all you’re doing or the reasons behind everything. You’d give up all your cards!

margaret bald's avatar

Once again, who is the US to be putting sanctions on other countries? Particularly Russia. B/C of Ukraine, you say? Well, google the wayback machine and see what led to the debacle in Ukraine. Particularly 2014 and what happened then.

How about other countries going tit for tat and throwing sanctions up on the US? Do you think that would go over big? No. So, when these other countries react when the US does it, is this ok b/c it is the Orange God Trump doing this? He has caused more trouble in the world in less than one year than some of these other Clowns that have inhabited the Oval Orifice. Remember that little thing about 'no foreign entanglements' advice by G. Washington way back in the day? Well, being from that side of the world, the guy probably knew a thing or two about how things can escalate when one professes to stick one's nose into things that do not directly affect one. Neo-Con war mongers, like the crowd currently in charge just might, someday, unless cooler heads prevail, lead to setting off a few nukes. Not that they would particularly care, b/c they have outfitted underground bunkers with all the comforts of life and they would not have to come out for years. The hoi polloi, which probably includes you, Marianne, would be left to deal with any resulting fallout. Be careful what you wish for, my friend.

David A Howard's avatar

President Nicolas Maduro: Google "Polygraph test of Ella Gareeva"

Charly's avatar

The world power USA has not won a war since the end of World War II. With the war in Afghanistan, the most underdeveloped country on the planet, the USA hastily left the country. Today, they want new wars, but with AI on the monitor...you can laugh!!!

FreedomFighter's avatar

Is any of this war-like activity in actual defense of the US?

C G Davis's avatar

All of this sounds like what Dimitri Duduman said...that America will be attacked by the Chinese from the west, attacked by Russia from the east, and attacked by Mexico and 7 other South American countries from the south. They will destroy America in 24 hours.

IGW's avatar

GO USA!!!!

Kick a*** while you can...

Soon the boot will be on another foot. The chooks will come home to roost....and you'll say ' wha wha what happened....why do they hate us?'

IGW's avatar

"Am I drunk? Well yes m'dear. And you are hopelessly,irretrievably stupid. But I'll be sober in the morning"

(Play on a Winston Churchill comment that you're far too young to understand)

Gas Axe's avatar

Jurassic park is very different than the desert storms the American soldiers are used to.