Obviously, its not for drugs because then it would’ve been Columbia.

So why Venezuela?

  • Steve@communick.news
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    3 months ago

    Lots of people say oil. Even Trump himself says it’s about the oil. Since Trump says oil it’s a good bet, it’s got nothing to do with oil. Remember Trump just says what he wants people to think, he doesn’t care about the truth. And Maduro already promised Trump all the oil he wants at whatever price he wants. So it’s not oil.

    I’ve heard a hypothesis suggesting that it’s being pushed by Marko Rubio and a contingent of Cuban Americans (mostly in Florida), who’ve wanted to take down the Cuban government for decades. They view Venezuela as a stepping stone, proof of concept in that direction. It’s a test. A test of both what we can do, and how the world will react. If it goes well, Cuba will be next soon.

    That idea sounds actually plausible to me.

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      Does Cuba have oil? Do they export illegal drugs? There really don’t seem to be any similarities

      I’d buy Ukraine more as a prelude to regime change in Cuba. Russia may be falling apart but they still have nuclear weapons and historically defended Cuba. Drump needed to return to his master saying Ukraine agreed to cede territory in return for peace, so his master gives the go ahead to attack cuba