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Boat crews accused of being narco-terrorists have a more nuanced truth

10 points by MilnerRoute 11mo ago

measurablefunc 11mo ago
Venezuela has the largest proven oil reserves in the world (more than Saudi Arabia & Qatar). If Trump & his team wanted to get rid of drug cartels then they wouldn't be outright destroying "cartel boats" b/c that's not actually an effective strategy for crippling cartel activity.
- yetihehe 11mo ago
  > that's not actually an effective strategy Trump & his team is known for using only effective strategies... /s
  - measurablefunc 11mo ago
    My point was they are doing something else other than trying to get rid of drug cartels. They are trying to manufacture consent for a war over resources & the drug cartels are their excuse & strategy for provoking Venezuela.
k310 11mo ago
Trump: We don't want to be the policemen of the world BY BRETT SAMUELS - 04/30/18 [0] > President Trump on Monday said the U.S. should no longer serve as the “policemen of the world.” > “We more and more are not wanting to be the policemen of the world,” Trump said during a joint press conference with Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari. > “We’re spending tremendous amounts of money for decades policing the world, and that shouldn’t be the priority,” he said." > Trump ran on the promise that he would extricate the U.S. from foreign wars. It's to divert attention from Epstein. Every scatterbrained, waffling, destructive, violent and cruel act is to distract from the skeleton in his closet. [0] https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/385521-trump-we-dont-want-to-be-the-policemen-of-the-world/ https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/385521-trump-we-...
- Alive-in-2025 11mo ago
  It could also be that if we take over the country after a war we can take their oil. We can't forget the people in Trump's admin are the worst people.
  - mannyv 11mo ago
    The US is already the world's largest oil producer and has been for a while. We don't need venezuela's oil. Time to update your cliches.
    - zippyman55 11mo ago
      Isn’t this why we got involved in Iran in the 1950s?
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jalapenos 11mo ago
Where's the "terrorist" bit from? Is it like "criminal illegal aliens" where you just keep adding more bad words to make them more bad? Reality: "import agents".

10 points by MilnerRoute 11mo ago

Venezuela has the largest proven oil reserves in the world (more than Saudi Arabia & Qatar). If Trump & his team wanted to get rid of drug cartels then they wouldn't be outright destroying "cartel boats" b/c that's not actually an effective strategy for crippling cartel activity.

yetihehe 11mo ago
> that's not actually an effective strategy Trump & his team is known for using only effective strategies... /s
- measurablefunc 11mo ago
  My point was they are doing something else other than trying to get rid of drug cartels. They are trying to manufacture consent for a war over resources & the drug cartels are their excuse & strategy for provoking Venezuela.

k310 11mo ago

Trump: We don't want to be the policemen of the world BY BRETT SAMUELS - 04/30/18 [0] > President Trump on Monday said the U.S. should no longer serve as the “policemen of the world.” > “We more and more are not wanting to be the policemen of the world,” Trump said during a joint press conference with Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari. > “We’re spending tremendous amounts of money for decades policing the world, and that shouldn’t be the priority,” he said." > Trump ran on the promise that he would extricate the U.S. from foreign wars. It's to divert attention from Epstein. Every scatterbrained, waffling, destructive, violent and cruel act is to distract from the skeleton in his closet. [0] https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/385521-trump-we-dont-want-to-be-the-policemen-of-the-world/ https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/385521-trump-we-...

Alive-in-2025 11mo ago
It could also be that if we take over the country after a war we can take their oil. We can't forget the people in Trump's admin are the worst people.
- mannyv 11mo ago
  The US is already the world's largest oil producer and has been for a while. We don't need venezuela's oil. Time to update your cliches.
  - zippyman55 11mo ago
    Isn’t this why we got involved in Iran in the 1950s?
  - deleted 11mo ago
    [deleted]

jalapenos 11mo ago

Where's the "terrorist" bit from? Is it like "criminal illegal aliens" where you just keep adding more bad words to make them more bad? Reality: "import agents".