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We just casually out here kidnapping heads of state now?
It’s an open act of war. But at least no one is talking about how he fucked kids.
I don’t know if we can wag the dog any harder, he’s starting to come apart…
Yeah… we’re definitely pushing the upper limits of dog-wagging.
It’s definitely still be posted as a respond from the left.
The right is showing they don’t care about kids getting diddle just like back in the day. Maga after all means back to a time when it’s the victims fault.
If a country bombed Argentina and kidnapped Milei the US would retaliate immediately. But when the US pull this heinous shit it’s fine. Always has been.
When you have the US military on your side, you can do anything you want.
Why so many people are missing this obvious threat is beyond me. All nations should be shoring up their military defense, and fast.
Maduro is not a good person. But that’s not what matters here. Plenty of countries have evil people at the helm.
What matters here is MAGA, with by far the world’s most powerful military, is imposing its will on the United States and the world. If you think this kind of successful operation is ever followed up by “ok guys we got everything we wanted, let’s stop now”, give your head a shake.
We will know Russia traded Venezuela for Ukraine in the next few days. I bet the EU is in pure panic mode now. Would not surprise me to see a move on Taiwan too.
When you entertain the notion that the religious nutjobs who whisper to Trump’s ear actually wants Earth to become a nuclear wasteland your disposition is bound not to be sunny anymore
Well then, what’s there left to lose?
And many world leaders will defend it because they know US bastards could do the same to them.
An old man with everything to lose if he ever steps down from power, the political and diplomatic literacy of a temper-throwing child with the nuclear launch codes.
I like how you mentioned nuclear launch codes.
Any nation without nuclear capabilities should see this as a sign to develop them ASAP.
I don’t want more nukes in the world, but the US doesn’t pull this shit on nuke capable nations
If putin kills zelensky next week then trump won’t be able to whine.
It’s not like Putin hasn’t tried that…
I bet he’s thinking about trying it again. After the attack in Kherson they have the perfect excuse.
Never mind Zelensky, if I were Taiwan’s president I’d be looking at the US creating a big naval distraction for itself at the same time as affirming that heads of state are fair game with more than a little trepidation…
First time the united snakes did it?
Well no, they did the same in Panama with Noriega
And Hawaii.
Again, Noriega surrendered after 2 weeks, he wasn’t kidnapped the same night as the invasion started.
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You don’t believe this is anything new, right?
Imperialism and general fuckery, no…but to my knowledge this is the first time the US has opened a conflict by just straight up taking the head of the foreign government.
Unless, of course, you’ve got something that says different.
gonna hand wave in Hawaii
Honestly, idk, but they’ve done worse/adjacent things so it’s not shocking. 🤷 Just depressing.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_invasion_of_Panama
Noriega didn’t surrender until 2 weeks of conflict had passed.
Again, has the US ever opened a conflict by kidnapping a head of state?
There’s also the US-backed coup in Hawaii where they put the queen under house arrest first thing.
You know what, you got me on that one. I had forgotten about Hawaii. We definitely did those people dirty.
the only technicality was it wasn’t the ‘US government’ doing this, they just okayed it after
completely unrelated rogue gunboat guys, we promise
you beat me by 7min lol but this was my immediate thought
So the 60+ boats bombed were just a bit of pre-war?
Are you saying air strikes are the same level of military involvement as the Invasion of Panama?
i am. it’s manufactured consent at the minimum and a fucking act of war at the maximum. see what the us did in the gulf of tonkin for instance. the us does not care as it is a terrorist state.
i bet the new guy is … oddly friendly with oil corporations
You’re conflating guilt or culpability with level of military involvement.
Did they result in equivalent loss of life? Damage to property? Commitment of forces on both sides?
One is a literal invasion. The other is missiles hitting fishing boats. Both are disgusting. Both are wrong.
But you cannot say that they are an equivalent level of military involvement.
Have you heard about the expression “moving the goalposts”?
How?
One is strike operations on individual vessels operating in international waters and, while illegal and reprehensible, doesn’t even come close to being equivalent to an amphibious landing invasion of a nation utilizing all branches of the US military.
Are you even remotely serious?
I suppose that depends on whether or not you consider the wars against the indigenous people here in North America actual wars.
Maduro took a deal, this wasn’t a kidnapping.
The clue is Trump says he was captured, and he always lies.
Edit. Someone got a deal lol
…okay.
How about, instead of presupposing what he’s lying about and why, we try and actually find out the truth? Reality still does matter, y’know.
It’s all over the news, this was an agreed deal.
Edit lol. Deal done.
Link, please.
“Everybody’s saying it!”
i’m surprised to see yall so convinced of the opposite but i understand if you just not wanting to sensationalise without data. is the US military really so infinitely far ahead that snatching a head of state is a guaranteed operation?
i suppose i haven’t see any independent verification that they have maduro at all so could be a bluff
For me personally, it’s the statement of fact without sources. This is the era of AI and social disinformation. “Trust me, bro!” carries even less weight now than ever.
Don’t get me wrong, even though Venezuela doesn’t deserve US aggression, Maduro is still a shady conman and I wouldn’t put it past him to sell out his country.
But I won’t believe it just because someone said it was true.
yeah agreed across the board there.
fwiw new information here re: vice president demanding proof of life
Interesting to see Spain’s response which acknowledges their position against Maduro whilst condemning the attack