Venezuela

[jvol1]

https://www.npr.org/2025/10/17/nx-s1-5577079/congress-venezuela-war-powers-tr

Is there any reason to get involved here? Seems like it would be a good place to employ the star trek prime directive on and let them fail and learn about economics at their own pace. All of kissingers meddling years ago seems to have resulted in some of our own immigration woes. Why repeat the mistakes of the past? There's no cold war to even vaguely justify it.

 

[lawgator1]

https://www.npr.org/2025/10/17/nx-s1-5577079/congress-venezuela-war-powers-tr

Is there any reason to get involved here? Seems like it would be a good place to employ the star trek prime directive on and let them fail and learn about economics at their own pace. All of kissingers meddling years ago seems to have resulted in some of our own immigration woes. Why repeat the mistakes of the past? There's no cold war to even vaguely justify it.

Simple. The President of Venezuela has not sufficiently kissed Trump's fat white butt. And so they must be crushed.

 

[volfanhill]

Simple. The President of Venezuela has not sufficiently kissed Trump's fat white butt. And so they must be crushed.

You really are stupid. How is Cuba kissing his ass?

I disagree with this but once again you can't help but be a moron

 

[LouderVol]

like 99.999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999% of international cases we need to stay out of it.

no money, no troops, no blowing up ships in their waters.

 

[CagleMtnVol]

https://www.npr.org/2025/10/17/nx-s1-5577079/congress-venezuela-war-powers-tr

Is there any reason to get involved here? Seems like it would be a good place to employ the star trek prime directive on and let them fail and learn about economics at their own pace. All of kissingers meddling years ago seems to have resulted in some of our own immigration woes. Why repeat the mistakes of the past? There's no cold war to even vaguely justify it.

LOL, Good ole DNC run NPR.

 

[CagleMtnVol]

It seems a lot of folks aren't very smart. The drug interdiction is the excuse. Just like the stuff with the Panama Canal was to prevent China from taking it over.

Venezuela i.e. Maduro is being proped up by China along with Iran & Russia.

We don't need our enemies building up their military assets a thousand miles from the Florida coast.

 

[jvol1]

LOL, Good ole DNC run NPR.

All they did was report what was happening. Did you find bias in the article?

 

[jvol1]

It seems a lot of folks aren't very smart. The drug interdiction is the excuse. Just like the stuff with the Panama Canal was to prevent China from taking it over.

Venezuela i.e. Maduro is being proped up by China along with Iran & Russia.

We don't need our enemies building up their military assets a thousand miles from the Florida coast.

Russia and china are massing military forces in Venezuela? I cant find anything to corroborate that.

Isn't drug enforcement usually done by the police? Dont the people on these boats deserve due process of law before being murdered?

 

[Peradox1K]

It seems inevitable. Aircraft carrier moved there. Leader probably isn't a kingpin. But who knows?

 

[Ritzwatch]

No.

Well, that’ll piss me off enough to want to go bomb a foreign country, that is for sure.

 

[Peradox1K]

https://www.npr.org/2025/10/17/nx-s1-5577079/congress-venezuela-war-powers-tr

Is there any reason to get involved here? Seems like it would be a good place to employ the star trek prime directive on and let them fail and learn about economics at their own pace. All of kissingers meddling years ago seems to have resulted in some of our own immigration woes. Why repeat the mistakes of the past? There's no cold war to even vaguely justify it.

My bad...

 

[Peradox1K]

Well, that’ll piss me off enough to want to go bomb a foreign country, that is for sure.

Go on a diet

 

[KB5252]

It seems a lot of folks aren't very smart. The drug interdiction is the excuse. Just like the stuff with the Panama Canal was to prevent China from taking it over.

Venezuela i.e. Maduro is being proped up by China along with Iran & Russia.

We don't need our enemies building up their military assets a thousand miles from the Florida coast.

Exactly, the issue isn't as much about drug trafficking as it is a warning to stop building up militarily.

 

[BeardedVol]

Simple. The President of Venezuela has not sufficiently kissed Trump's fat white butt. And so they must be crushed.

Gotta give him props for the effort though.

Trump claims Maduro willing to give ‘everything’ to ease US tensions

President says Venezuelan counterpart ‘doesn’t want to **** around with the United States’

www.theguardian.com

Won't be surprised if Trump ends up taking him up on the offer after he strokes Hegseth's ego by letting him play 'G.I Joe' with real military assets for a few weeks.

 

[Vol8188]

Not a fan of military actions. Would prefer this mainly be handled through economic sanctions against Venezuela and any of their large trading partners.

 

[Volnanza]

It seems a lot of folks aren't very smart. The drug interdiction is the excuse. Just like the stuff with the Panama Canal was to prevent China from taking it over.

Venezuela i.e. Maduro is being proped up by China along with Iran & Russia.

We don't need our enemies building up their military assets a thousand miles from the Florida coast.

100%. It's about keeping China out of our backyard. Old Monroe Doctrine policies.

 

[UT_Dutchman]

100%. It's about keeping China out of our backyard. Old Monroe Doctrine policies.

That's it China is trading them weapons for their heavy crude.

 

[SpaceCoastVol]

like 99.999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999% of international cases we need to stay out of it.

no money, no troops, no blowing up ships in their waters.

We can blow up those ships in international waters.

 

[SpaceCoastVol]

Not of fan of military actions. Would prefer this mainly be handled through economic sanctions against Venezuela and any of their large trading partners.

What are we going to sanction that will have any impact? The export of their prison population?

 

[KB5252]

Not of fan of military actions. Would prefer this mainly be handled through economic sanctions against Venezuela and any of their large trading partners.

I'm but either but there's more to this story than we are being told and I'm convinced it's something to do with Chinese or Russian military tech.

 

[Vol737]

Where’s the “We should just save the Venezuelan hotties” option?

 

[DinkinFlicka]

Where's the "can we confiscate the drugs instead" option?

 

[EasternVol]

Exactly, the issue isn't as much about drug trafficking as it is a warning to stop building up militarily.

Are they still threatening Guyana? I can agree with warning them off that. Otherwise I don't see a good reason to play empire builder there.

 

[KB5252]

Are they still threatening Guyana? I can agree with warning them off that. Otherwise I don't see a good reason to play empire builder there.

Putin basically told Trump if you give Tomahawks to Ukraine we'll give the equivalent to Venezuela.

Venezuela has been cozying and entering military trade agreements with China and Russia. I think it's a little bit overkill but then again I'm not privy to intelligence. It may be a bigger issue than you or I are aware of


Or it may just be overkill, either way I'd rather be safe than sorry.

 

[EasternVol]

Putin basically told Trump if you give Tomahawks to Ukraine we'll give the equivalent to Venezuela.

Venezuela has been cozying and entering military trade agreements with China and Russia. I think it's a little bit overkill but then again I'm not privy to intelligence. It may be a bigger issue than you or I are aware of


Or it may just be overkill, either way I'd rather be safe than sorry.

Countries are supposed to be free to make alliances as they choose though. Unless they're a threat to us or a neighbor allied with us I don't see the point of us threatening them.