U.S. Acts as "Judge, Jury & Executioner" in Venezuelan Boat Strikes, Killing at Least 14

[Uncle Joe]

On Monday, President Trump announced the U.S. bombed a boat in international waters, killing three people. The attack was the second to target what the Trump administration claims are drug smugglers from Venezuela. A previous strike on another boat killed 11 people. In a third incident, the U.S. Navy raided a fishing boat in Venezuelan waters, detaining nine fishermen for eight hours. This escalating U.S. military action follows a secret directive that Trump signed approving the use of military force in Latin America and an ongoing buildup of U.S. military presence in the Caribbean.

"We have a very clear example of political theater, an attempt at provocation, an ongoing effort at regime change, and the strategy of trying to use the military to interdict drug trafficking, which has failed incredibly in Mexico, Colombia, everywhere else the U.S. has applied it," says Venezuelan historian Miguel Tinker Salas, who adds the Trump administration is "misleading the public in indicating that these were drug traffickers with no evidence whatsoever." He says its attempt to manufacture a crisis in Venezuela is reminiscent of the lead-up to the U.S. war on Iraq.

[Irish_Dem]

1. Trump makes false accusations against people, then it is an excuse to destroy them.

Typical psychopath.

[Walleye]

3. And they are basing most of their policies on crackpot conspiracy theories

Which they believe wholeheartedly over provable facts

[Irish_Dem]

4. Trump and his people know they are lies. They are just pulling stunts for TV airtime and votes.

[Walleye]

5. I think there is paranoia. Stephen Miller absolutely believes his crap.

[Irish_Dem]

6. Yes there are a few exceptions. Maybe.

I think Miller knows most of what he says is pure bullshit.
Sometimes he gets a smile on his face at the end of a tirade.
Like he knows he is lying out his ass.

[Walleye]

7. If he's just playing a role, he's doing a very good job. He has me convinced he's a fascist. Just listen to him talk.

[Irish_Dem]

8. Most fascists lie to obtain control and power.

He is a fascist for sure.
The rest may be bullshit to get what he wants.
Also he is said to be a long time hater of anyone not a white male.

[Walleye]

9. I believe that last sentence. Maybe women are more sensitive to these things.

We can feel it when we are hated.

[Walleye]

2. Trump needs a real war to complete his authoritarian takeover

Poor guy all he wants is to kill people The “radical left lunatics” won’t let him kill as many people as he wants so he has to start a war