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| Trump won't rule out 'military option' in Venezuela |
| 2017-08-12 |
| [Iran Press TV] US President Donald Trump ...New York real estate developer, described by Dems as illiterate, racist, misogynistic, and what ever other unpleasant descriptions they can think of, elected by the rest of us as 45th President of the United States... says he will not "rule out" military option in Venezuela to solve the ongoing crisis in the country. Trump should just ignore it. No threat to us, just a shame. "I’m not going to rule out a military option, we have many options for Venezuela," the president said on Friday at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey, calling the current situation there "a mess." Venezuela has been reeling from unrest for several months in a crisis caused by political disagreements -- including on the formation of the National Constituent Assembly -- and shortages of food and medicine and hyperinflation. The opposition says the leftist government of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is to blame for the crisis, but the government accuses foreign powers and "right-wing terrorists" for the unrest. Maduro has reiterated that the assembly held supreme powers over all the three branches of the government. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #11 It's not our fight; it's their internal matter. We've got our own problems to sort out. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2017-08-12 17:59 |
| #10 Keep them guessing. Make them worry more about us than we worry about them. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2017-08-12 13:07 |
| #9 Maduro was the official drug lord under Chavez, using military planes with weekly flights to Iran. Evangelical Christianity has sparked a revival in the Latin socialistic empires, fighting for democracy with few resources and fleeing if they can get valid visas. I would think Treasury could dredge up plenty of violations against Maduro and hold the leaders accountable instead of State Dept. sanctions that deprive the public of food, CIA meddling dirty tricks, or drawn into military action we don't want or need. Deploying prayer warriors doesn't require taxpayer dollars or Congressional approval. |
| Posted by: Whavish Thusoling5684 2017-08-12 13:06 |
| #8 The only military option Trump should activate against VZL is to mobilize and deploy the first Hollywood Brigade headed by Sean Penn, Slammin' Sammy Jackson and Michael 'Mad Dog' Moore. They can kill them with kindness & cuddles. |
| Posted by: AlanC 2017-08-12 11:18 |
| #7 If ever there was a no-win situation, it's Venezuela. It's would be a long hard drag under the best of circumstances for those poor people, and there will be lots around to 'help' things not be best. Right now, there's nothing to be had but blame. Send food and medical relief deliveries, and stay the hell out. |
| Posted by: ed in texas 2017-08-12 09:26 |
| #6 Earworms for the leftest media, nothing but earworms. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2017-08-12 07:48 |
| #5 Let Venezuela sort itself out. The Bolivaran economic and political theory has one outcome - state failure. Let them clean up the mess. |
| Posted by: John Frum 2017-08-12 07:45 |
| #4 So, war with Venezuela - which is not a threat, and kicking the can down the road with NK? Tell me again about "draining the swamp". |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2017-08-12 03:59 |
| #3 Not our problem, unless the Red Sox can get some of their better farm prospects out of a 'deal'... |
| Posted by: Raj 2017-08-12 01:54 |
| #2 Let them rot, we have no interests there. They have much further to fall before recovery can begin. |
| Posted by: Harcourt Angoluting9366 2017-08-12 01:31 |
| #1 When was the last time Anyone from "Foreign Powers" thought it was even profitable to rent a hotel room in your once first world, now third world - THEORY? Listen or collapse in the toilet. |
| Posted by: newc 2017-08-12 01:23 |