Honestly, I’ve just been very confused by the whole thing. The US has so far acquired one president and his wife, but that doesn’t magically mean that the US suddenly gets to run Venezuela, because the Chavistas are still in power. Sure, they could do some follow up operations, but they’ve just given Venezuela a huge warning signal to bolster internal security and crack down on infiltrators, making the US’ job more difficult. I really don’t see how kidnapping Maduro has strengthened the US’ influence in Venezuela, if anything it’s the opposite.
I agree. They would have gotten more out of making a deal with Maduro. The problem with that is that they would have lost face. They were too invested and couldn’t back down.
Everyone is trying to find some sort of grand strategic plan behind this whole episode, but maybe the reason why this looks like such a short sighted, poorly thought out strategic blunder, is because it was more about domestic politics.
Trump’s approval rating has been in rapid decline, and he needed to do something that would re-energize the base, give them a “win” and make himself look tough.
I mean, Clinton bombed Serbia right after the Monica Lewinsky scandal…
I think you are on point. I have seen too many amerikkkans cheer in Trump in this, even the shitlibs. Quote “I hate Trump, but i am finally proud of my country again” God I would never visit that board again if it wasn’t for pirated games 💩
I found a YouTube link in your post. Here are links to the same video on alternative frontends that protect your privacy:
