The river goes where the river flows

Posted on by farlane
Untitled by Gary Syrba

Untitled by Gary Syrba

Not gonna lie, I’m not feeling good about the “plan” for Venezuela. Also, while I actually have a degree in the geopolitics of the Caribbean basin, I don’t plan to argue the logic of starting a conflict with a Chinese ally because of “drugs” but then switching to “oil & regime change” before the fires are even out. Is Maduro a good guy? Unquestionably not. Is invading a nation of 30 million people for vague & shifting reasons a good idea? Also no.

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9 thoughts on “The river goes where the river flows”

  3. I think Pres. Trump did a good thing for America. The people in Venezuela are celebrating. That criminal needed to be took down. Now maybe the good people in Venezuela can live like human beings instead of slaves. Three cheers for Trump.

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    1. The people in the streets were mainly Maduro supporters doing exactly what he told them to do in the event of his address. Via NPR:

      (the Venezuelan governent) released a statement saying that this was an aggression perpetrated by the U.S. and according to the Venezuelan government, the sole purpose of this kinetic strike was to gain control of Venezuelan oil resources.

      This ended up with the destruction of the leader of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro, and also his wife, Celia Flores. Here in Caracas, there’s been moments of quiet. Most people have decided to remain at home considering the event — today’s events. And also some people have decided to go to the streets, mostly the supporters of Nicolas Maduro.

      We need to remember that the Maduro government were bracing for a situation like this for many months now. And the former leader of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro, told his supporters that in case he was not present, that people should go out to the streets.

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