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[–] HumanOnEarth@lemmy.ca 23 points 6 days ago (1 children)

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.

[–] 100_kg_90_de_belin@feddit.it 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

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

[–] HumanOnEarth@lemmy.ca 1 points 6 days ago

Well then, what's there left to lose?