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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTrump Weighing Military Options to Attack Venezuela Within Days--Report
https://www.newsweek.com/venezuela-us-donald-trump-military-attack-war-maduro-11042677?utm_source=reddit&utm_campaign=reddit_mainI don't think I need to tell anyone why this would happen now
Ocelot II
(130,782 posts)It might be a good idea to dust off that movie from the '90s.
newdeal2
(5,492 posts)As a certain friend (Jeff) said.
Ocelot II
(130,782 posts)FSogol
(47,632 posts)returnee
(943 posts)Looks like hes trying to outdo Nixon on many fronts. When do we start dropping the napalm.
Demsrule86
(71,549 posts)sakabatou
(46,202 posts)I mean, it's not like the face eating leopards would eat faces, right?
MorbidButterflyTat
(4,612 posts)makes it sound as if a competent leader was making wise considerations. Puhleeze.
RedWhiteBlueIsRacist
(2,088 posts)MineralMan
(151,392 posts)duckworth969
(1,379 posts)This is why were invading Venezuela; Orinoco Belt is the largest petroleum reserve on the planet, and rare earth mineral Coltan (used in phones, military equipment, etc) is something that the present administration badly wants.
Drug war and cartels are a smoke screen, a distraction away from the natural resources grab.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orinoco_Belt
https://orinocorp.com/en/important-minerals-venezuela/
https://southernpulse.substack.com/p/venezuelas-rare-earth-rush
SamuelTheThird
(1,198 posts)That's why I said 'now'
Doodley
(11,966 posts)NCDem47
(3,479 posts)Well hear THAT drum beat from Trump and MAGAland.
Real American patriots STAND behind the President.
SamuelTheThird
(1,198 posts)C_U_L8R
(49,427 posts)Out damn spot. Donald cant even bomb it away.
D_Master81
(2,610 posts)of course he is going to do this. The Epstein stuff is starting to come out.