Trump's Venezuela coup sends America down a dark path

[GLASNOST]

... some ... people .... are crying about Trump and Venezuela had no problem with Obama's Arab Spring. U.S. and NATO forces violated Libya's sovereignty and international law, and Gaddafi was killed as a result.

Who are those people?

 

[jknowgood]

“Trump regime spokespeople have offered a range of explanations for the unprovoked and unnecessary violation of Venezuela’s sovereignty and international law. But Trump’s breathless enthusiasm for illegal violence, beamed to his home/entertainment hub for his personal delectation, is perhaps more telling than any post facto rationalization.

The United States appears to have attacked Venezuela primarily because Donald Trump has been granted broad dictatorial latitude by Congress, the courts, and the American people, and because he likes inflicting violence on relatively weak foes. That’s a bleak state of affairs — for Venezuela, for the United States, and for the world.”

Trump's Venezuela coup sends America down a dark path

He got a taste of violence and clearly wants more.

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That bleak state of affairs began when Trump took office.

And yes, Congress, the courts, and the American people have allowed the authoritarian Trump regime to violate laws both international and domestic with impunity – the comprehensive failure of the American Experiment.

 

[DGS49]

What, exactly, was the import of the twenty-five million dollar bounty that President Biden put on the head of Maduro? What did he want to happen? How?

 

[Zincwarrior]

It's funny to me that some of the people who are crying about Trump and Venezuela had no problem with Obama's Arab Spring. U.S. and NATO forces violated Libya's sovereignty and international law, and Gaddafi was killed as a result.

Wasn't a fan of that or Clinton's wag the dog Serbia war either.

 

[Cellblock2429]

Awwww, look at the Marxist piece of shit crying because his Marxist dictator got taken out.

/----/

 

[mudwhistle]

 

[Meister]

“Trump regime spokespeople have offered a range of explanations for the unprovoked and unnecessary violation of Venezuela’s sovereignty and international law. But Trump’s breathless enthusiasm for illegal violence, beamed to his home/entertainment hub for his personal delectation, is perhaps more telling than any post facto rationalization.

The United States appears to have attacked Venezuela primarily because Donald Trump has been granted broad dictatorial latitude by Congress, the courts, and the American people, and because he likes inflicting violence on relatively weak foes. That’s a bleak state of affairs — for Venezuela, for the United States, and for the world.”

Trump's Venezuela coup sends America down a dark path

He got a taste of violence and clearly wants more.

open.substack.com

That bleak state of affairs began when Trump took office.

And yes, Congress, the courts, and the American people have allowed the authoritarian Trump regime to violate laws both international and domestic with impunity – the comprehensive failure of the American Experiment.

Nope, you're wrong, Clay, as you always are wrong.

 

[PeanutGallery]

Who are those people?

Very likely democrats/liberals. I don't recall hearing about protests all over the country over Obama's doing something very similar without prior Congressional permission. In fact, there are few Presidents from Truman to Trump who haven't gotten prior Congressional approval before doing military operations in other countries. I mean, we did the whole Vietnam War thing without ever officially declaring war on North Vietnam & Ho Chi Hinh.

 

[PeanutGallery]

Wasn't a fan of that or Clinton's wag the dog Serbia war either.

And I can respect someone with a consistent view regardless of the party of the President who does the attacking.

 

[GLASNOST]

Very likely democrats/liberals. I don't recall hearing about protests all over the country over Obama's doing something very similar without prior Congressional permission. In fact, there are few Presidents from Truman to Trump who haven't gotten prior Congressional approval before doing military operations in other countries. I mean, we did the whole Vietnam War thing without ever officially declaring war on North Vietnam & Ho Chi Hinh.

True.

 

[Independent thinker]

“Trump regime spokespeople have offered a range of explanations for the unprovoked and unnecessary violation of Venezuela’s sovereignty and international law. But Trump’s breathless enthusiasm for illegal violence, beamed to his home/entertainment hub for his personal delectation, is perhaps more telling than any post facto rationalization.

The United States appears to have attacked Venezuela primarily because Donald Trump has been granted broad dictatorial latitude by Congress, the courts, and the American people, and because he likes inflicting violence on relatively weak foes. That’s a bleak state of affairs — for Venezuela, for the United States, and for the world.”

Trump's Venezuela coup sends America down a dark path

He got a taste of violence and clearly wants more.

open.substack.com

That bleak state of affairs began when Trump took office.

And yes, Congress, the courts, and the American people have allowed the authoritarian Trump regime to violate laws both international and domestic with impunity – the comprehensive failure of the American Experiment.

Less drugs is a "dark path"?

 

[there4eyeM]

If nothing before did, the illegal Iraq invasion destroyed any high ground the U.S. ever had for giving lessons to others. Whatever the story is concerning this Venezuela affair, it is at least hypocritical for either party to attack it, viewing their complicity up to now in all the other abuses.

 

[westwall]

Less drugs is a "dark path"?

For Marxist pos Celia, yes.

 

[GLASNOST]

Trump's Venezuela coup sends America down a dark path​

“Trump regime spokespeople have offered a range of explanations for the unprovoked and unnecessary violation of Venezuela’s sovereignty and international law.

Less drugs is a "dark path"?

WHAT?! Are you under the impression that President Maduro runs a drug lab or that he catches Americans, ties them up and forces them to use drugs? Hey, let's kidnap Trump and watch less shootings in Venezuela!

 

[GLASNOST]

If nothing before did, the illegal Iraq invasion destroyed any high ground the U.S. ever had for giving lessons to others......

Thank you, thank you, thank you!

 

[Dont Taz Me Bro]

That bleak state of affairs began when Trump took office.

And yes, Congress, the courts, and the American people have allowed the authoritarian Trump regime to violate laws both international and domestic with impunity – the comprehensive failure of the American Experiment.

You people are frauds

 

[Independent thinker]

WHAT?! Are you under the impression that President Maduro runs a drug lab or that he catches Americans, ties them up and forces them to use drugs? Hey, let's kidnap Trump and watch less shootings in Venezuela!

Maduro is the leader of the country's drug cartel.

 

[Crepitus]

The Maduro government was declared illegitimate by most of the rest of the world, you can't have a coup against an illegitimate government.

So his VP is legitimate but he isn't?

 

[martybegan]

So his VP is legitimate but he isn't?

Oh, it's still illegitimate, but maybe the underlings will learn their lesson and help hold free elections in the next month.

Trump is trying to do this without US boots on the ground, let's see how it works.

 

[Zincwarrior]

Oh, it's still illegitimate, but maybe the underlings will learn their lesson and help hold free elections in the next month.

Trump is trying to do this without US boots on the ground, let's see how it works.

Or he just wants the government to open up to more US oil companies. We'll see what actually happens.