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Trump has nothing to lose. He's almost 80, doesn't care for Europe or NATO, and is clearly desperate to be remembered for something significant. Kidnapping Mad
by SanjayMehta 10mo ago
Trump has nothing to lose. He's almost 80, doesn't care for Europe or NATO, and is clearly desperate to be remembered for something significant.
Kidnapping Maduro doesn't really ensure his name in the history books. But if he annexes Greenland and/or Canada, then he's the next Jefferson or Jackson.
He might even rename Greenland+Canada to Trumpland.
- drivingmenuts 10mo agoI can't think of a realistic, non-cynical reason that doesn't begin and end with "oil" for even looking funny at Venezuela. The whole "drugs 'r bad" thing doesn't wash.
- SanjayMehta 10mo agoOther countries are run by an oligarchy, the US is run by an oilygarchy.
- lostmsu 10mo agoI'm guessing you don't consider drugs to be on the top 3 issues in the US.
- rascul 10mo agoSo few drugs come to the USA from Venezuela that if there's a list of issues, this is near the bottom in importance.
- tim333 10mo agoThere are a couple of things I can think of. There's the human rights stuff with torture chambers and a third of the population leaving which doesn't seem to bother Trump but the Venezuelans don't much like. There's also Maduro's dancing which seems to have been a thing oddly enough https://www.stuff.co.nz/world-news/360920843/maduros-dancing-may-have-been-last-straw-trumps-team https://www.stuff.co.nz/world-news/360920843/maduros-dancing...
- jacquesm 10mo agoAnd this will change now?
- tim333 10mo agoThere already seems less dancing. Human rights I don't know. Rubio is saying "we all want to see" it. https://youtu.be/V8-tT22SJMo?t=44 https://youtu.be/V8-tT22SJMo?t=44
- drivingmenuts 10mo agoGotta be honest: "the human rights stuff with torture chambers" sounds like a bonus to a Trumpista. MAGA is not known for its progressive stance on human rights. More the opposite, really, as long as it's not them doing the suffering (or even being mildly inconvenienced).
- JohnFen 10mo ago> He's almost 80, doesn't care for Europe or NATO Or the US. All he cares about is himself.
- sddsfsfd 10mo agoPlenty of Americans care a lot for Trump. Dont be mistaken about how big a shithole America really is.
- SanjayMehta 10mo ago> All he cares about is himself. Indeed. That's why I said he's desperate to be remembered. For something.
- watwut 10mo ago> Kidnapping Maduro doesn't really ensure his name in the history books. I genuinely think this one got them exactly what they wanted. They felt like manly men doing manly men things. Figuratively speaking, they got off on it, stroke egos, felt the excitement of watching the attack and feeling like being the ones who made it. All those involved are very emotional guys. Not emotional as in liking romance, but emotional as in "driven by feelings and emotions". This made them feel good and manly.