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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
(130,516 posts)It might be a good idea to dust off that movie from the '90s.
newdeal2
(5,409 posts)As a certain friend (Jeff) said.
Ocelot II
(130,516 posts)FSogol
(47,623 posts)returnee
(925 posts)Looks like hes trying to outdo Nixon on many fronts. When do we start dropping the napalm.
Demsrule86
(71,542 posts)sakabatou
(46,143 posts)I mean, it's not like the face eating leopards would eat faces, right?
MorbidButterflyTat
(4,507 posts)makes it sound as if a competent leader was making wise considerations. Puhleeze.
RedWhiteBlueIsRacist
(2,032 posts)MineralMan
(151,259 posts)duckworth969
(1,349 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
(1,150 posts)That's why I said 'now'
Doodley
(11,911 posts)NCDem47
(3,470 posts)Well hear THAT drum beat from Trump and MAGAland.
Real American patriots STAND behind the President.
SamuelTheThird
(1,150 posts)C_U_L8R
(49,384 posts)Out damn spot. Donald cant even bomb it away.
D_Master81
(2,584 posts)of course he is going to do this. The Epstein stuff is starting to come out.