General Discussion

ashredux

(2,841 posts)

16. He has turned us into a "rogue country".... This is not America. This is a crooked president working to line his pockets

Reply to In It to Win It (Original post)

Wed Dec 10, 2025, 03:07 PM

Dec 10

If he thinks we can invade and take over the country, and put our own puppet in as president, he needs to read history. Even recent history. This never works.

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

14 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

oswaldactedalone PopArtMonkey yliza Linda ladeewolf NotHardly Attilatheblond txwhitedove BeyondTheVeilJack FLleft LittleGirl tonekat bluestarone 2naSalit LuckyLib

63 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

US SEIZES OIL TANKER OFF THE COAST OF VENEZUELA [View all] In It to Win It Dec 10 OP

Holy crap. Diamond_Dog Dec 10 #1

Uh oh. yardwork Dec 10 #2

Trump's blockade - it is an act of war dalton99a Dec 10 #3

Someone should remind US personnel what traditionally happens to pirates. RockRaven Dec 10 #4

file under, ANOTHER ACT OF WAR. B.See Dec 10 #5

But, but, but - it's not about OIL... lame54 Dec 10 #6

Wait. They seized it? Didn't just blow it up? leftstreet Dec 10 #7

Here's the URL urbanhermit Dec 10 #8

+1 dalton99a Dec 10 #9

Non paywalled canetoad Dec 10 #59

Gearing up for, blood for oil. RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Dec 10 #10

They really really do not want to talk about bluestarone Dec 10 #11

Doesnt matter. They have about 10 more days of this nonsense before its ALL they get to talk about. Volaris Dec 10 #48

"Sanctioned" oil tanker-does that mean it carries oil for a country we don't like, or are we sanctioning Venezuela oil? Timeflyer Dec 10 #12

Trump says it's the "largest one ever seized" leftstreet Dec 10 #29

The US actually has little to no use for Venezuelan oil Wiz Imp Dec 10 #55

Sour crude RoseTrellis Dec 10 #56

carry drugs? rampartd Dec 10 #13

Crimp the Hose, Amerikkka!! Kid Berwyn Dec 10 #14

It's this AdamGG Dec 10 #22

The tanker was for China nt hookaleft Dec 10 #38

Stole is the word. They stole it. Johonny Dec 10 #15

He has turned us into a "rogue country".... This is not America. This is a crooked president working to line his pockets ashredux Dec 10 #16

He has a LOT of help. FalloutShelter Dec 10 #32

It's about rare earth minerals, like Coltan, not oil dlk Dec 10 #17

Given Trump's unbridled greed... GiqueCee Dec 10 #33

So will his tombstone, for anyone with a full bladder. Volaris Dec 10 #50

Oh, that's gonna be... GiqueCee Dec 10 #60

I mean, im gonna go stand in line. Let me know, and ill cover both our fines lol. Volaris Dec 11 #61

I agree... but it's also about the oil, and competition. And greed. slightlv Dec 10 #41

Trump is going to take our country into a world war. Emile Dec 10 #18

With our allies. hadEnuf Dec 10 #25

Yep, against our allies. Emile Dec 10 #26

sanctions on Venezuela, but not russian tankers Nigrum Cattus Dec 10 #19

What's the pretext for this - snot Dec 10 #20

MADE YOU LOOK AWAY FROM EPSTEIN, BECAUSE HE CAN'T usonian Dec 10 #21

Its always been about oil Be The Light Dec 10 #23

And this, folks, is why we're f-ing with Venezuela. It's not about drugs. It's about oil. Sogo Dec 10 #24

... while the US continues to buy uran and plutonium for energy from Russia TomWilm Dec 10 #27

The Mango Malefactor has turned the U.S. into a criminal enterprise. CentralMass Dec 10 #28

That is what terrorists do? walkingman Dec 10 #30

Pirates of the Petroleum Efilroft Sul Dec 10 #31

When all else fails, start a fucking war. spanone Dec 10 #34

So that's why Sheetz jumped 31 cents today durablend Dec 10 #35

The endless refrain bronxiteforever Dec 10 #36

Because THAT is what this targeting of Venezuela is about: OIL CousinIT Dec 10 #37

how is this not piracy? cab67 Dec 10 #39

They can't sell oil without using dollars! Chemical Bill Dec 10 #40

Crap! I read this, getting ready to head out to the grocery store. Ask me now if I'm slightlv Dec 10 #42

Isn't this Piracy by another name? (Seizing the vessel, I mean) /nt artemisia1 Dec 10 #43

They'd better cough up some probable cause Warpy Dec 10 #44

So, is this a war about drugs? Or are the drugs in the oil tanker? AllyCat Dec 10 #45

They'll claim they have inside information that there's drugs buried under the oil KS Toronado Dec 10 #52

Some reporting the ship was sanctioned because of dealing with Iran muriel_volestrangler Dec 10 #46

There's been a sanctioned Russian tanker making runs between Venezuela and China Arazi Dec 10 #58

Adding piracy to murder. paleotn Dec 10 #47

Nice ships our Navy has there. BidenRocks Dec 10 #49

Piracy on the high seas to distract from Hassler Dec 10 #51

Sounds like piracy to me. Ocelot II Dec 10 #53

They found the drugs they were looking for AStern Dec 10 #54

what an excellent point this person makes............ Takket Dec 10 #57

Just bragged about the size of his war crime Simeon Salus Dec 11 #63

Let's see how popular this is with trump supporters... Paladin Dec 11 #62