‘Venezuela has been a very bad actor,’ Trump says, threatening escalation

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna228991

Posted by r_bradbury1

12 comments

  1. SS –

    The U.S. Navy’s strike on a Venezuelan cartel boat in the Caribbean goes beyond counter narcotics as it signals a new geopolitical flashpoint in the Americas. By labeling Tren de Aragua a terrorist organization and justifying lethal action in international waters, Washington is blurring the line between crime control and counterterrorism, opening the door for expanded U.S. military operations in Latin America. Venezuela, already locked in hostile relations with the U.S., has pushed back, with officials denouncing the strike as illegitimate and even suggesting the evidence was fabricated.

    Regionally, this raises concerns for neighbors like Colombia and Brazil, who may be forced to navigate between U.S. security pressure and their own ties with Caracas. Internationally, it puts Russia and China, both of which back Maduro, on alert as the U.S. shifts from economic sanctions to open displays of force in Venezuela’s near abroad. The incident thus represents not just an anti gang operation, but a potential escalation in great power competition and U.S. military posture in the Western Hemisphere.

  3. “China keeps embarrassing me so I’m going to pick on Venezuela.”

  4. Hes not ENTIRELY wrong either. And tbf, he was picking a fight with venezula during his first admin as well

  5. Meanwhile they are trying to terminate TPS for Venezuelans citing that the country is doing great and the people can go back already. Interesting contrast.

  6. I understand that reddit has a trend of going against everything Trump says like its opposite day, but anyone in South and Central America can tell you that what he is saying is true. Millions of Venezuelans already had to flee because of a corrupt socialist dictatorship that brutalizes it’s population, threatens their weaker neighbor and is a hub for narco-terrorism and drug trafficking in general like the FARCs in Colombia or Bolivia under Evo Morales.

  7. Listen guys do I need to tap the sign for you?

    We know where this is going

  8. It would be much cheaper and more effective to send more US Coast Guard assets to the Caribbean than this massive military presence. Sector San Juan, Air Station Borinquen, along with CBP’s Caribbean Air & Marine Operations Branch have been begging for more resources for years. What’s the daily operating cost of a Burke class destroyer vs a Legend class cutter?

    The second big problem is that we risk further alienating countries in Latin America. To much of the region we’re seen as the “Ugly American” Gringo bully, they view us the way we see Putin.

  9. Are they blowing up fishing boats or something?

  10. How telling is this statement. Trump admitting he is nothing more than a planted actor, by the kremlin themselves.

  11. Oh. This is easy. I learned this from the putin shills. It’s America’s sphere of influence. So. Sorry Russia and China. It’s the us now?

    Is that how realism works?

  12. Dude can’t stick to one enemy at a time. ADHD on another level.

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