Venezuela is a sovereign nation

[malaise]

The US media is part of the problem

[leftstreet]

1. DURec

[AZJonnie]

2. YES! The US media, credulously propagating and catapulting IQ47's agitprop gaslighting is a HUGE problem

And his myriad lawsuits against them were clearly and obviously meant to bring them all to heel. It's a VERY disturbing development, along with media consolidation into the hands of greedy billionaire assholes like Bezos and Ellison.

[Lovie777]

3. Well innocent people have died from ....

boat bombings and the present Republican Party nor RW Media seems to care. So why not bomb the country all in the name of USA projection of drugs and terrorism.

Meanwhile, taking the Venezuela’s oil.

[cab67]

5. I doubt oil is the explanation.

Let me be clear - I would be wholeheartedly opposed to any military action taken by the US against Venezuela. Saying I'm no fan of Maduro is putting it mildly, but the solution has to be political.

But we already get oil from Venezuela. A lot of it, in fact. And overthrowing the Venezuelan government won't mean we get it for free.

This probably has more to do with Old Colostomy and his cronies trying to make themselves look manly.

[h2ebits]

7. Your "probably" is a possibility given the nature of the man.

[duckworth969]

20. I disagree in part

Not sure that getting oil from Venezuela is enough for greedy Big Oil. Get more $ if they can cut out the middle man, or at least negotiate new and more favorable terms with incoming regime.

But there are rare earth minerals like Coltan that are extremely coveted for their necessary use in electronics all the way from smart phones to smart bombs.

IMHO, any invasion/war with Venezuela is primarily concerned with acquiring the national resources within its boundaries. Everything else is a side dish.

[surfered]

4. Just like Greenland and Ukraine.

[ananda]

6. Sovereign to everyone but Trump and Putin.

I just get this eerie feeling that something's
gonna pop big with that one.

[Bev54]

10. Russia has already sent troops and equipment to Venezuela, I read somewhere yesterday.

[ananda]

16. Exactly. And this is an interesting development.

Russia appears to be desperate for an oil supply,
so it looks like they're trying to preempt the USA
by getting there first with the ability to fight if
necessary.

How this will develop will not be pretty.

[GJGCA]

17. ? Russia is a huge oil exporter

Venezuela has another "appeal" I think. Or I missed something?

[Bev54]

18. Russia was a large oil exporter but they have needed to hold back because of the war.

They would like nothing better to take over Venezuela's oil, especially before US gets in there.

[ananda]

19. I think Russia's ability to export oil has been severely damaged by Ukraine.

That's why I think Russia is desperate.

[duckworth969]

21. Rare earth minerals like Coltan

[moniss]

8. The US, Russia and others have made

a mockery of the UN Charter over and over again over the years and then lecture other nations and peoples about living in peace and not resolving problems and disagreements through conflict and taking territory and spoils. After willfully violating its' principles and agreements for their benefit they use those same UN principles and agreements when it suits their benefit as well and demonstrate their hypocrisy and arrogance.

The extrajudicial murders on the high seas are just the latest example. The true conclusion is that the permanent members of the Security Council from the post WW2 period contemplated and implemented the structure of the UN not for the purposes of restraining their behavior but rather that of all the other nations and people.

[reACTIONary]

9. SOS Venezuela....

The United States as every right to be active in the world and to choose who to support and who to oppose in other countries.

[Augiedog]

11. Ahh, I can smell the napalm in the morning now

[raccoon]

12. A very big part.

[Javaman]

13. So we're Iraq and Afghanistan, but that didn't stop george w moron* nt

[H2O Man]

14. Recommended.

Definitely. The public needs to put pressure on both houses of Congress to stop the felon's violent aggression. The Constitution is clear about the power to declare war, and what the felon is doing are acts of war. More, people should be aware that, much like invading Iraq under president cheney and his lap dog George W, people fight back. That can include neighbors acting as groups and individuals, rather than nation-states. And that includes inside Venezuela and outside of it. We can be certain that there are already plans in place, with targets identified.

[malaise]

15. THIS

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[Arazi]

22. Yes but Miller needs this war

He needs an actual war w/ Venezuela so that Bondi’s DOJ attorneys can argue in court that the Alien Enemies Act (AEC) actually does apply because the US is conducting combat operations against Venezuela.

Which will make it easier for Miller to direct his immigration crackdown & achieve his objectives of no one but white people in the US.

[malaise]

23. Ding ding

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