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re: Trump threatens Venezuela with military options
Posted on 8/11/17 at 8:00 pm to I B Freeman
Posted on 8/11/17 at 8:00 pm to I B Freeman
I watched it as it happened. I watched it again. He was asked a question about it. And he answered. And he volunteered all options were open, even the military option, If Necessary.
I'll even stipulate he probably shouldn't have said this. And I'm not a poster who is a fan of most military interventions either. But that still doesn't change a couple of facts. He was asked about Venezuela. He didn't threaten in any way. He answered. There is obviously some tension due to the North Korean thing.
There are many things to not like about Trump. This isn't one of them.
I'll even stipulate he probably shouldn't have said this. And I'm not a poster who is a fan of most military interventions either. But that still doesn't change a couple of facts. He was asked about Venezuela. He didn't threaten in any way. He answered. There is obviously some tension due to the North Korean thing.
There are many things to not like about Trump. This isn't one of them.
This post was edited on 8/11/17 at 8:01 pm
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Posted on 8/11/17 at 8:06 pm to Themole
Maduro would probably kiss him right now if he could. Maduro has been spewing all kind of crap about the USA overthrowing him and now he can point to Trump's loud mouth and say "I told you so".
Posted on 8/11/17 at 8:09 pm to Iowa Golfer
quote:
He was asked a question about it.
After he brought up Venezuela. He was talking about Korea and then he said out of the blue "we talked about Venezuela today too". Then a reporter asked him what his options were in Venezuela as if it is just a given we are going to intervene. He confirmed, basically, that we are going to intervene and that all methods of intervention including military operations were on the table.
Posted on 8/11/17 at 8:09 pm to I B Freeman
It was Trump's loud mouth that explicitly discouraged Assad from trying anything again similar to what he bombed them in the first place for back in late June and early July.
Trump doesn't want war but he has no qualms about taking appropriate action if necessary.
Trump doesn't want war but he has no qualms about taking appropriate action if necessary.
Posted on 8/12/17 at 12:38 am to blueboy
quote:So did we take a nuclear option off the table? We need an option for everyone right?
No, it isn't. Trump's position on military action has been the same since he was a candidate. He never takes anything off the table, be it nukes or anything else
Posted on 8/12/17 at 12:44 am to HailHailtoMichigan!
quote:Do you really think that that is what Trump was talking about? You are such a poor excuse for a US citizen.
We literally "have" a military plan for every nation, even our allies
Even on a Friday night you asshats can't stay calm
It's absolutely ridiculous
Posted on 8/12/17 at 12:45 am to mmcgrath
We're invading Venezuela to have the US win Miss Universe again.
Posted on 8/12/17 at 12:59 am to TN Bhoy
quote:That sucks. I want to keep my options open.
We're invading Venezuela to have the US win Miss Universe again.
Posted on 8/12/17 at 1:06 am to I B Freeman
Some of the greatest military operat ions of all time are peaceful...
Operation Vittles, Provide Hope I & II, pulling the Vietnamese out...tons of them
Operation Vittles, Provide Hope I & II, pulling the Vietnamese out...tons of them
Posted on 8/12/17 at 1:10 am to Sentrius
quote:
But still I agree that military options for Venezuela is unwarranted beyond doing everything we can to prevent it from spreading beyond their borders as we don't want illegal immigration getting worse as Mexico keeps the parade of illegal immigration from south america flowing to the the United States.
Venezuelans wouldn't flood into this country. It's not like Central American. They wouldn't get past the Darien Gap.
Posted on 8/12/17 at 3:10 am to upgrayedd
quote:
You kinda sound like you're looking to make something out of possibly nothing
This can't be the first of his shite threads you have seen.
Posted on 8/12/17 at 8:26 am to cave canem
CIA backed counterinsurgency . Where's the fricking CIA when needed 
Posted on 8/12/17 at 10:27 am to HailHailtoMichigan!
quote:
That's exactly what he said
He didn't threaten shite
"Leaving all options on the table" is not a threat
Still a stupid thing for him to say. Even mentioning a military option in Latin America ( and to do what?) causes confusion and concern.
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