The people are unarmed and in fear. Venezuela has already been under sanctions for years and the only ones that ultimately get hurt are the people - they are victims.
Maduro makes plenty of money from his criminal connections that give him money. I keep saying, this is not about Venezuela or Maduro per se. This is about criminal networks and Communism in our own backyard. There is this thing called the Monroe Doctrine. They all are existential threats to the US. Besides, who said we were going to war? This is all saber rattling and strategic positioning. A strategy that has worked for Trump more than once.
As far as nation building in the ME; that was the DS C_A that had other agendas while they were feeding the American people a line of bull. That is not what is going on here in this situation. If there is regime change in Venezuela, fine. But that is not why Trump is taking the actions that he has. It is much bigger than simply trying to depose a dictator. The CCP, cartels, the Islamists, and a whole host of others, are all actively operating out of Venezuela to destroy the US - operations that Maduro and his cronies are paid handsomely.
Trump's negotiations with the rest of Latin America will be easier if Trump can take the Maduro card and some of their networks off the table. Many of these countries are also afraid of the cartels. The CCP created a chokehold in Latin America through soft power and economics. The US has already paid a huge price for allowing this situation to grow. What Trump is doing right now is the only thing these people understand - strength. But that is not the same thing as going to war with a sovereign nation. Our beef is not with Venezuela, but with the criminals and thugs operating there.
The people are unarmed and in fear. Venezuela has already been under sanctions for years and the only ones that ultimately get hurt are the people - they are victims.
Maduro makes plenty of money from his criminal connections that give him money. I keep saying, this is not about Venezuela or Maduro per se. This is about criminal networks and Communism in our own backyard. There is this thing called the Monroe Doctrine. They all are existential threats to the US. Besides, who said we were going to war? This is all saber rattling and strategic positioning. A strategy that has worked for Trump more than once.
As far as nation building in the ME; that was the DS C_A that had other agendas while they were feeding the American people a line of bull. That is not what is going on here in this situation. If there is regime change in Venezuela, fine. But that is not why Trump is taking the actions that he has. It is much bigger than simply trying to depose a dictator. The CCP, cartels, the Islamists, and a whole host of others, are all actively operating out of Venezuela to destroy the US - operations that Maduro and his cronies are paid handsomely.
Trump's negotiations with the rest of Latin America will be easier if Trump can take the Maduro card and some of their networks off the table. Many of these countries are also afraid of the cartels. The CCP created a chokehold in Latin America through soft power and economics. The US has already paid a huge price for allowing this situation to grow. What Trump is doing right now is the only thing these people understand - strength. But that is not the same thing as going to war with a sovereign nation. Our beef is not with Venezuela, but with the criminals and thugs operating there.