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I hate Trump but I'd be open to an Operation Just Cause 2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_invasion_of_Panama https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_

I hate Trump but I'd be open to an Operation Just Cause 2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_invasion_of_Panama https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_invasion_of_Pana...

whimsicalism 1y ago
sure, we can send you on over
- 2OEH8eoCRo0 1y ago
  I've been to Afghanistan twice. Now I'm old.
  - yablak 1y ago
    Afghanistan will do that to you
  - standardUser 1y ago
    And that worked out so well that you want more US-led wars?
  - closewith 1y ago
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sofixa 1y ago
It's extra funny because Noriega was in power in large parts due to him being useful to the US/CIA.
- janice1999 1y ago
  Just like the Taliban.
janice1999 1y ago
Why? Panama was a dictatorship ruled by a drugs lord in the 1980s. It's now a democratic country with competitive elections and orderly rotations of power.
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- 2OEH8eoCRo0 1y ago
  Trump alleges that Venezuela is a dictatorship ruled by a drug lord.
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  - lupusreal 1y ago
    It probably is, but why should anybody in America care? All intervention will do is drive America's international reputation even further negative, and probably cause a new wave of refugees (and people opportunistically claiming to be refugees) into America.
  - IAmGraydon 1y ago
    You were talking about Operation Just Cause, which was Panama, not Venezuela.
- BryantD 1y ago
  I would not say that Venezuela is currently having orderly rotations of power. Since the 2015 parliamentary elections, we've seen at least one constitutional crisis and the most recent election results are disputed. I do not particularly think it's a good idea for the US to invade in order to overthrow Maduro, but I don't want to pretend he's more ethical than he appears to be.
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JumpCrisscross 1y ago
We don’t need to depose Maduro. We need him, ironically, to stop creating problems outside his borders. That means to withdraw from the Guyanese border. And to do something about his drug and emigration problems. The former could be achieved from offshore. The latter requires boots on the ground. All of which is irrelevant because the only reason this is happening is to deflect from Epstein and and the deteriorating economy.

I hate Trump but I'd be open to an Operation Just Cause 2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_invasion_of_Panama https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_invasion_of_Pana...

whimsicalism 1y ago

sure, we can send you on over

2OEH8eoCRo0 1y ago
I've been to Afghanistan twice. Now I'm old.
- yablak 1y ago
  Afghanistan will do that to you
- standardUser 1y ago
  And that worked out so well that you want more US-led wars?
- closewith 1y ago
  [flagged]

sofixa 1y ago

It's extra funny because Noriega was in power in large parts due to him being useful to the US/CIA.

janice1999 1y ago
Just like the Taliban.

janice1999 1y ago

Why? Panama was a dictatorship ruled by a drugs lord in the 1980s. It's now a democratic country with competitive elections and orderly rotations of power.

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2OEH8eoCRo0 1y ago
Trump alleges that Venezuela is a dictatorship ruled by a drug lord.
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- lupusreal 1y ago
  It probably is, but why should anybody in America care? All intervention will do is drive America's international reputation even further negative, and probably cause a new wave of refugees (and people opportunistically claiming to be refugees) into America.
- IAmGraydon 1y ago
  You were talking about Operation Just Cause, which was Panama, not Venezuela.
BryantD 1y ago
I would not say that Venezuela is currently having orderly rotations of power. Since the 2015 parliamentary elections, we've seen at least one constitutional crisis and the most recent election results are disputed. I do not particularly think it's a good idea for the US to invade in order to overthrow Maduro, but I don't want to pretend he's more ethical than he appears to be.
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JumpCrisscross 1y ago

We don’t need to depose Maduro. We need him, ironically, to stop creating problems outside his borders. That means to withdraw from the Guyanese border. And to do something about his drug and emigration problems. The former could be achieved from offshore. The latter requires boots on the ground. All of which is irrelevant because the only reason this is happening is to deflect from Epstein and and the deteriorating economy.