USA Politics
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Onhell
Infinite Dreamer
Yeah, that's not happening. Trump has already stated he does not support Machado saying she doesn't have the trust of her people. The CIA reported the best people to run the show are the regime loyalists, said regime has already started violently suppressing protests and anyone pro US. Literally nothing changed and nothing will change.
____no5
Free Man
But what did US in Bolivia was far from legitimate, same as bombardment of Iran, Iraq, Serbia, Kosovo, Afghanistan, Cambodia, Vietnam, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Libya and hundreds of covert and regime change operations since the end of WWII, vast majority of which pre -2022, thus I don't get the "gates of hell" angle.
The collective West were complicit or silent on most of the above.
Correct. But again, for Russia it was more of a security concern than a sphere of influence thing. Spheres of influence resurfaced with that Hegseth NATO talk lest February and it was a direct consequence of the failure of the West to win the coalition war in Ukraine.
It's too early to say either, there are many things we don't know or new things resurfacing, i.e., Trump about Rodrigues that they will squeeze her pass some critical bills and then make elections and get rid of her.
Ascendingthethrone
Ancient Mariner
US discussing options to acquire Greenland, including use of military - White House
It came as European allies rallied behind Denmark, which is pushing back against Trump's ambitions for the Arctic island.
www.bbc.co.uk
Here are my thoughts
1. It is weird to think that the greatest military alliance in the world will end because a US president is a highly compromised Russian asset.
2. It’s a shame that the Trump administration have forgotten that NATO sent a large number of troops to support the USA in Afghanistan. I seem to remember watching a lot of coffins coming home as well from this conflict.
3. But Trump doesn’t care. He is highly compromised, and Putin clearly has enough blackmail on him to move him like a puppet.
Azas
Seasons End
Yeah, so far things don’t look great. Trump apparently envies the Nobel Prize that was awarded to the Venezuelan opposition leader. Now she wants to give the prize to him instead. That’s world politics for you these days.
The U.S. is no saint. Serbia and Kosovo—intervention there was justified; mass killings were happening. And like it or not, the U.S. is still a far better “policeman” than russia.
That said, Trump may screw things up beyond recognition. The fact that he’s talking about Greenland is insane.
What I also find interesting is that you didn’t mention a single bad thing russia has done. Instead, you focus solely on attacking the West. That’s not fair—and honestly, not nice at all.
Aggelos
Ancient Mariner
In my humble opinion the Venezuela strike was the first one in the history of the world, that was so clearly and openly mandated by big corporations. There were others of course in the past but not so openly mandated.
Regarding Greenland, I mean don't get me wrong, I do believe Trump is a motherfucking idiot, but I find hard to believe that the US army will set foot in Europe as an enemy. Unless Trump believes the Europeans are too chickenshit to do anything about it, which might or might not be true, but in any case it will be a huge gamble.
Regarding Greenland, I mean don't get me wrong, I do believe Trump is a motherfucking idiot, but I find hard to believe that the US army will set foot in Europe as an enemy. Unless Trump believes the Europeans are too chickenshit to do anything about it, which might or might not be true, but in any case it will be a huge gamble.
Dr. Eddies Wingman
Brighter than thousand_suns
I would think the Greenland issue and the way the Trump admin are going on about it should be sufficiently bad that other high-ranking politicians would react and try to get across to these madmen that this is a bad idea, as it would tell other countries that any alliance with the US is worthless - even a long-lasting one where your country has sacrificed its own soldiers in a conflict that had nothing to with you, because the US asked for it. There must surely be Republicans who see this? Or have they all taken the kool-aid and support a policy of "if your country has something we want, we take it, one way or the other"?
Speaking of, anyone thinking the Venezuela raid was about democracy and freedom should take note that not just will the US confiscate (i.e. steal) oil directly from Venezuela, but Trump personally will take control of the money: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4grxzxjjd8o
These criminals are not hiding who they are. In that way, they are unlike the murderer in Moscow who speaks in a controlled manner, appearing civilized and calm and.