▲ 384 ▼ Trump says Venezuela’s Maduro has been captured after US conducted ‘large scale strike’ on country (apnews.com) submitted 7 months ago by bumblefumble@mander.xyz to c/world@lemmy.world 119 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] 100_kg_90_de_belin@feddit.it 9 points 7 months ago (2 children) Trump didn't have the patience for a CIA-backed coup permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Maeve@kbin.earth 7 points 7 months ago What makes you think the CIA didn't orchestrate and activate this? permalink fedilink source parent [–] MudMan@fedia.io -2 points 7 months ago (1 child) I guess. Because most countries in the region would have gone for that option just fine. It's not like Maduro has a particularly solid claim to his seat. Half the country and a bunch of even fairly left-leaning governments would have thought supporting the internal factions with a legitimate claim for electoral victory was a harsh but reasonable outcome. And yet they went with "massive airstrike followed by a ground incursion to kidnap the guy" instead. So... you know, that's a difference, one would say. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] 100_kg_90_de_belin@feddit.it 6 points 7 months ago (2 children) And we know that Venezuela is going to be carved up like a turkey, because Machado said that Venezuela has a "'unique’ $1.7 trillion opportunity to privatize over 500 companies" permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] MudMan@fedia.io 7 points 7 months ago Well, let's see who is in charge in Venezuela by next week, if anybody, and then we can talk about that. It's one thing to... and again, holy shit, kidnap the sitting president and his wife, and another to enact a regime change without all-out violence. Anyone who says they know what happens next is probably lying. Trump very much included. permalink fedilink source parent [–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 point 7 months ago (1 child) Insane that people in Venezuela don't hear that and immediately understand that they will literally be siphoning that money from them directly. It's literally their money. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] 100_kg_90_de_belin@feddit.it 1 point 7 months ago It's going to trickle down eventually /s permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 7 points 7 months ago What makes you think the CIA didn't orchestrate and activate this? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MudMan@fedia.io -2 points 7 months ago (1 child) I guess. Because most countries in the region would have gone for that option just fine. It's not like Maduro has a particularly solid claim to his seat. Half the country and a bunch of even fairly left-leaning governments would have thought supporting the internal factions with a legitimate claim for electoral victory was a harsh but reasonable outcome. And yet they went with "massive airstrike followed by a ground incursion to kidnap the guy" instead. So... you know, that's a difference, one would say. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] 100_kg_90_de_belin@feddit.it 6 points 7 months ago (2 children) And we know that Venezuela is going to be carved up like a turkey, because Machado said that Venezuela has a "'unique’ $1.7 trillion opportunity to privatize over 500 companies" permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] MudMan@fedia.io 7 points 7 months ago Well, let's see who is in charge in Venezuela by next week, if anybody, and then we can talk about that. It's one thing to... and again, holy shit, kidnap the sitting president and his wife, and another to enact a regime change without all-out violence. Anyone who says they know what happens next is probably lying. Trump very much included. permalink fedilink source parent [–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 point 7 months ago (1 child) Insane that people in Venezuela don't hear that and immediately understand that they will literally be siphoning that money from them directly. It's literally their money. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] 100_kg_90_de_belin@feddit.it 1 point 7 months ago It's going to trickle down eventually /s permalink fedilink source parent
[–] 100_kg_90_de_belin@feddit.it 6 points 7 months ago (2 children) And we know that Venezuela is going to be carved up like a turkey, because Machado said that Venezuela has a "'unique’ $1.7 trillion opportunity to privatize over 500 companies" permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] MudMan@fedia.io 7 points 7 months ago Well, let's see who is in charge in Venezuela by next week, if anybody, and then we can talk about that. It's one thing to... and again, holy shit, kidnap the sitting president and his wife, and another to enact a regime change without all-out violence. Anyone who says they know what happens next is probably lying. Trump very much included. permalink fedilink source parent [–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 point 7 months ago (1 child) Insane that people in Venezuela don't hear that and immediately understand that they will literally be siphoning that money from them directly. It's literally their money. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] 100_kg_90_de_belin@feddit.it 1 point 7 months ago It's going to trickle down eventually /s permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MudMan@fedia.io 7 points 7 months ago Well, let's see who is in charge in Venezuela by next week, if anybody, and then we can talk about that. It's one thing to... and again, holy shit, kidnap the sitting president and his wife, and another to enact a regime change without all-out violence. Anyone who says they know what happens next is probably lying. Trump very much included. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 point 7 months ago (1 child) Insane that people in Venezuela don't hear that and immediately understand that they will literally be siphoning that money from them directly. It's literally their money. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] 100_kg_90_de_belin@feddit.it 1 point 7 months ago It's going to trickle down eventually /s permalink fedilink source parent
[–] 100_kg_90_de_belin@feddit.it 1 point 7 months ago It's going to trickle down eventually /s permalink fedilink source parent