UncleBuck
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trying to pretend like you're not a racist neo-nazi again?
U.S. military action in Venezuela is possibility if 'required': Pompeo
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Rob Roy
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hotrodharley
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Now Bolton and Pompous have sent an aircraft carrier to show strength to Iran. Get the hell out of here. Iranians are not Afghanis. The world has watched a bunch of goat eating tribesmen in Afghanistan stymie our best efforts to the point we’re dealing with them to escape the longest war we’ve ever been in. I’m quite certain that this has not escaped the attention of every military in any country with oil, gold, rare earth minerals or heavy American investment. While we’re nothing to laugh off we’ve showed every trick in our bag. Anyone with age and a television has seen our dog and pony show in so many places they can predict our actions.
Now Pompous is saying that if Guaido asks for our military to assist we’ll do it. Trump claims Putin cares not about Venezuela one day and the very next day the foreign ministers of both countries are meeting. This country is nothing more than an arms market to anyone with enough money.
China? Guaranteed they’re not quaking in their boots. Their economy is in danger of recession. A good old fashioned war will get things moving again! Machine shops and foundries on overtime.
Now Pompous is saying that if Guaido asks for our military to assist we’ll do it. Trump claims Putin cares not about Venezuela one day and the very next day the foreign ministers of both countries are meeting. This country is nothing more than an arms market to anyone with enough money.
China? Guaranteed they’re not quaking in their boots. Their economy is in danger of recession. A good old fashioned war will get things moving again! Machine shops and foundries on overtime.
medviper
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whats new?
southern conservatives have been shootin themselves in ass for decades...and will continue to do so unless they are finally convinced that their guns and white privilege are fixed in perpetuity.
blu3bird
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I like you, but damnit I hope you're wrong. I don't want our country in any wars.
medviper
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trumps administration seems hell bent once more to disrupt/distract the news cycle with the ultimate shiny object that these provocations are being used for, gotta hope they don't succumb to trumps bluster and take the bait...
the UN & NATO ought to call out trump and condemn this reckless move for what it is.
hotrodharley
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I believe you misunderstand me. War is the absolute last thing I want or that the world needs. Our tough guy bluster doesn’t work anymore. Yet Trump and company trot it out like it’s brand new. We’ll be engaged in a shitload of little conflicts sapping our treasure and our people
hotrodharley
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Notice Mueller is in the headlines again with his appointment May 15 with one of the committees. The legal pressure for the release of the unredacted report to at least select members of Congress will mount and there’s no reason for it to not be given to them.
Fogdog
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With the evidence. Congress should also have access to all the evidence.
hotrodharley
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The evidence Barr was forced to admit that he had not reviewed.
hotrodharley
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Trump is now unhappy with Bolton. Especially regarding Venezuela. What with Bolton wanting to jump in with the military. Exactly where in NYC did Trump fall off the turnip wagon? Anyone who’s an adult but is unaware of who he’s appointing needs to step down. The second he brought Bolton on board he bought war.
Unclebaldrick
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It is very important to Trimp's re-election chances that he get into a war before the election. Sad that people have to die to bolster his chances but the way Republicans see it, its ok if they are brown people.
hotrodharley
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Especially if they have oil.
Unclebaldrick
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Just good business. We have to get paid back for the effort.
hotrodharley
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While proclaiming we care about humanitarian issues and democracy. Voting rights and hunger. American style.
ttystikk
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The NYT is sounding the death knell of Guaido's coup;
https://www.moonofalabama.org/2019/05/venezuela-after-opposition-support-deflated-us-targets-food-aid-supply.html#more
Unclebaldrick
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Grandpapy
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I feel Exxon is left out of this.
Remember this is before Exxon and Putin became friends.
CARACAS (Reuters) - A World Bank arbitration tribunal on Thursday ordered Venezuela to pay Exxon Mobil Corp about $1.6 billion to compensate for oil nationalization in 2007, though state oil company PDVSA expects to eventually pay closer to $1 billion.
The company had been seeking roughly $10 billion in compensation.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-venezuela-exxon/venezuela-ordered-to-pay-exxon-1-6-billion-for-nationalization-idUSKCN0HY20720141010
Remember this is before Exxon and Putin became friends.
CARACAS (Reuters) - A World Bank arbitration tribunal on Thursday ordered Venezuela to pay Exxon Mobil Corp about $1.6 billion to compensate for oil nationalization in 2007, though state oil company PDVSA expects to eventually pay closer to $1 billion.
The company had been seeking roughly $10 billion in compensation.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-venezuela-exxon/venezuela-ordered-to-pay-exxon-1-6-billion-for-nationalization-idUSKCN0HY20720141010
Padawanbater2
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Weird we only seem to invade places that'll benefit American business interests.. I mean look at the worldwide slave trade that's openly happening.. Why don't we send carrier strike groups to stifle that? People literally being sold for profit like slaves.. People literally dying in Yemen because of lack of adequate healthcare, that's kind. Lack of any fuckin' healthcare. Cuz of Trump and Republicans and their $100 billion deal..
We are responsible for the genocide in Yemen. Directly, not indirectly. It's because of us and our government that hundreds of thousands of innocent Yemines die, including women and children. You work? A portion of your paycheck kills innocent Yemeni citizens, kills kids halfway across the world. This is what they look like;
Grandpapy
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US Corporations are building Islands in the So. China sea, you'd think they could buy a light bulb for the local school here.
edit: We also condone and help fund prison/re-education camps.
Western US-backed journals like the Foreign Policy Journal and Center for World Indigenous Studies have labeled these policies as "cultural genocide".[42][43] Some parties refer to these camps as "concentration camps".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xinjiang_re-education_camps
edit: We also condone and help fund prison/re-education camps.
Western US-backed journals like the Foreign Policy Journal and Center for World Indigenous Studies have labeled these policies as "cultural genocide".[42][43] Some parties refer to these camps as "concentration camps".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xinjiang_re-education_camps
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