No superpower has ever beaten guerrilla tactics. Just like Vietnam, if lots of soldiers are coming home in body bags for a war people don’t see the benefit to them for, the pressure to stop will mount. It’s unfortunate that it will kill so many people before it gets to that point.
Even more sad is that it seems like most of the oil companies aren’t interested in Venezuela as the oil price is too low to take on the risk. The risk of bombs to their infrastructure after costly installations. Risk their investment is removed as soon as trump is gone.
In Iraq we had no goal. Can’t complete an objective when there is no objective. Same with Afghanistan.
Vietnam we lost the objective because literally everyone knew the objective wasn’t obtainable, yet we stayed there.
In Venezuella there’s a clear objective. Steal all the oil. Of all the stupid wars we’ve been involved with, this one is at least honest. We’re here for your oil, and we’ll kill you with the biggest military if you step in our way.
I don’t agree with the objectives. I don’t agree with the war. But I will say this seems pretty easy for us. Fucking over countries long term future, sowing political chaos, and stealing oil are like our cornerstones.
I am saying it’s not so easy to organize when 10+ times as large. That is all, I don’t want any wars or anyone killed. This whole thing is some insane nightmare.
You guys are great a making excuses… as if you could not just protest in whatever town/city you live in
We get it, you are afraid and don’t want to sacrifice an hour of TV to save democracy because you are white and think they won’t come for you… keep watching TV and be happy
I’m in the south in a not-super-large area and there have been protests near me every single day for a week or two at least. Everyone honking in support, including a big-ass ugly truck. I find it encouraging.
While we are at it. Since you are such an expert you should come to the US and organize a protest across the entirety of the country. A tough guy like you, it should be easy.
Ok imagine I am an Afghan and your country destroyed whatever little we had because of <reasons> yet you did not bother to even lift a sign
Or imagine I am Iranian, and your country funded Saddam’s war that lasted 10 years did not leave any family unscathed… yet you did not lift a sign
Or I am Iraqi and you came under the excuse of a lie, killed HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS of civilians… and the 5 people that were finally held to account for literally driving around killing civilians were pardoned by your Orange pedophile president which you chose to elect for a second round
Maybe I am Vietnamese, or Yemeni or Palestinian or <insert any country from 3/4 of the world> and the story would be the same… yet you (and by you I mean the American people in general), have done FUCK ALL to even attempt to curve the damage you do in the world.
So now that you are on the shitty end of the stick, you expect anyone from the rest of the world to really say “no, I get it, they can’t even protests because… their country is big, they have to work, the last season of show X is out” ???
Let me ask you something… did you give a single flying fuck about the 113 people your president bombed under the pretext they were running drugs without showing any evidence? Maybe I care for you as much as you cared for them
America is over 10 times as large as Venezuela. The comparison is like a basketball verses a pebble.
No superpower has ever beaten guerrilla tactics. Just like Vietnam, if lots of soldiers are coming home in body bags for a war people don’t see the benefit to them for, the pressure to stop will mount. It’s unfortunate that it will kill so many people before it gets to that point.
Even more sad is that it seems like most of the oil companies aren’t interested in Venezuela as the oil price is too low to take on the risk. The risk of bombs to their infrastructure after costly installations. Risk their investment is removed as soon as trump is gone.
That’ll explain how the US did so well in Iraq, Afghanistan, Vietnam, …
In Iraq we had no goal. Can’t complete an objective when there is no objective. Same with Afghanistan.
Vietnam we lost the objective because literally everyone knew the objective wasn’t obtainable, yet we stayed there.
In Venezuella there’s a clear objective. Steal all the oil. Of all the stupid wars we’ve been involved with, this one is at least honest. We’re here for your oil, and we’ll kill you with the biggest military if you step in our way.
I don’t agree with the objectives. I don’t agree with the war. But I will say this seems pretty easy for us. Fucking over countries long term future, sowing political chaos, and stealing oil are like our cornerstones.
I am saying it’s not so easy to organize when 10+ times as large. That is all, I don’t want any wars or anyone killed. This whole thing is some insane nightmare.
You guys are great a making excuses… as if you could not just protest in whatever town/city you live in
We get it, you are afraid and don’t want to sacrifice an hour of TV to save democracy because you are white and think they won’t come for you… keep watching TV and be happy
I’m in the south in a not-super-large area and there have been protests near me every single day for a week or two at least. Everyone honking in support, including a big-ass ugly truck. I find it encouraging.
While we are at it. Since you are such an expert you should come to the US and organize a protest across the entirety of the country. A tough guy like you, it should be easy.
yes, you should outsource that labour as well
OK tough guy revolutionary. Your e-peen is so large.
Ad hominems, thank you for your support. Maybe you can leave your armchair one of these days.
I am already moving more than you are to protect MY OWN country…
Are you always such a dick?
No, only about things that matter
Could have fooled me.
Ok imagine I am an Afghan and your country destroyed whatever little we had because of <reasons> yet you did not bother to even lift a sign
Or imagine I am Iranian, and your country funded Saddam’s war that lasted 10 years did not leave any family unscathed… yet you did not lift a sign
Or I am Iraqi and you came under the excuse of a lie, killed HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS of civilians… and the 5 people that were finally held to account for literally driving around killing civilians were pardoned by your Orange pedophile president which you chose to elect for a second round
Maybe I am Vietnamese, or Yemeni or Palestinian or <insert any country from 3/4 of the world> and the story would be the same… yet you (and by you I mean the American people in general), have done FUCK ALL to even attempt to curve the damage you do in the world.
So now that you are on the shitty end of the stick, you expect anyone from the rest of the world to really say “no, I get it, they can’t even protests because… their country is big, they have to work, the last season of show X is out” ???
Let me ask you something… did you give a single flying fuck about the 113 people your president bombed under the pretext they were running drugs without showing any evidence? Maybe I care for you as much as you cared for them
You are full of ideas. You could be Russian for all I know. Not everyone is an extremist, or armchair extremist in your case.