Russia Is Sending Troops To Venezuela

[gab13by13]

Russia is sending troops along with advanced military systems, including air defense systems.

We have a toddler for president who is holding a loaded gun in a room full of people.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/russia-is-sending-troops-to-venezuela/vi-AA1Rl0Ra?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=HCTS&cvid=6929b78998824299a3306ba7db8f2967&ei=13

[travelingthrulife]

1. Here we go. Another war for oil.

[usonian]

3. It's a war for Epstein.

Wag the dog. Trump doesn't know oil from water.

He knows what he did and doesn't want to pay for it.

[travelingthrulife]

5. He always wants this. If you recall, he said we should steal Iraq's oil to pay for our illegal invasion of their

country.
He also knows about the minerals there. He has to please the fossil fuel lovers.

He also doesn't want the Epstein files out.

Narcissist. He wants it all.

[Billsdaughter]

26. It's the oil.

No other reason. It steals. That's the sole reason for existing. It has been enriching and stealing for itself and its ner-do-well family.

[ananda]

33. Distraction from Epstein is a side effect.

The ultimate purpose is to get control of
Latin America and plunder its resources.

[usonian]

41. With him, it's personal gain and loss aversion.

YMMV, but I suspect that with Epstein disclosures, especially "if" he is the head honcho of the worldwide sex and extortion ring (1), he stands to lose everything. And even Argentina might be hard pressed to take him (Saudi and Qatar, who knows?)

Marginal gain by attacking Venezuela but 100% loss if he fails to distract from L'Affaire Epstein. (2)

Just my two trillion dollar's worth.


(1) https://www.democraticunderground.com/100220735608
Just hear me out, what if he's not just in the Epstein files
But actually a part of the trafficking ring. He ran the Rump Modeling Agency and owned the Miss Teen America Pagent.

(2) With disclosures to come, not just the ones sealed in the ion trap at DOJ, he seems to be losing this Armageddon battle.

[ananda]

43. No argument that any distraction will do.

However, I think Latin America is a powerplay
to get control of resources, especially oil.

Greenland and Canada didn't quite work out.

[FalloutShelter]

2. So what now?

War with Venezuela is war with Russia?
This nightmare never ends.

[Hope22]

9. Create a big giant mess...

And then proclaim that we can’t change presidents in a time of war!

[FalloutShelter]

14. Arggggh!!!!!!

[Henry203]

4. Monroe doctrine is applicable

[travelingthrulife]

6. Until he unilaterally ends it.

[Henry203]

8. He has no idea who James Monroe

Was and what the Monroe doctrine is.

[Shipwack]

37. The same can be said for a good portion of the US, alas. nt

[True Dough]

7. I'm surprised that Russia is willing to make that sacrifice

when they are struggling mightily to overtake the Ukrainians.

[Happy Hoosier]

11. Probably no more than token force

Just enough to ensure Trump fills his diaper. Not that I favor this ridiculous Venezuela gambit. But Trump is
terrified of Putin.

[gab13by13]

12. I bet my golf clubs

that Putin has a copy of the Epstein files. Putin owns Krasnov so I'm not sure what this move by Putin signifies.

He is becoming extremely unpopular in Russia, maybe he needs a diversion away from Ukraine?

[True Dough]

17. I just wish

he'd be removed from office. I'm talking about Russia (but I understand perfectly if you thought I was referring to the U.S.)

[AZJonnie]

18. Dunno about the Epstein Files, but I'm very sure the evidence of major financial crimes

e.g. blatant and illegal money-laundering of the oligarchs money (some of them no doubt under US or international sanctions), most likely over DECADES is definitely at Putin's fingertips, as well as some very compromising letters and/or recordings of phone calls where IQ47 is professing his fealty to Russia over the USA.

And Epstein was also well aware of what he was up to in this regard.

[CanonRay]

24. It's probably just the crews manning complicated air defense systems

I doubt it's ground combat troops.

[Shipwack]

39. Putin might be taking a play from Trump, for once.

Distracting from the war in Ukraine by talking about shipping arms to Venezuela.

Not to mention setting things up to get Venezuelan support for Russia, both diplomatically and economically.

[Baitball Blogger]

13. Looks like Trump is helping Zelenskyy after all.

Divide and conquer.

[gab13by13]

15. I imagine the headline was over the top,

Russia is mainly sending its air defense system and people to train how to use it. I seriously doubt that Russia will send any grunt soldiers.

[Baitball Blogger]

21. What I wonder is, if Putin succeeds in pushing Trump off Venezuela, will

Venezuela give him foot soldiers in return?

Not that I expect it will go well for him because those soldiers already know that anyone who fights for Russia becomes cannon fodder and winter is coming.

[Traildogbob]

16. Do they have any troops?

Can they spare any from killing Ukrainian women and children?
I guess NATO will not protect us from this takeover.
Where are OUR Liberator's? Like the Cheney Admin said, you will be welcomed as such.
Better hurry.

[newdeal2]

19. Trump will say this is good news, Putin will straighten things out

Blah blah blah

[Fiendish Thingy]

20. Great news!

That means even fewer are available to fight in Ukraine.

[Jilly_in_VA]

29. Well, there is that

I wonder if these are as sad-looking as the ones he is sending to Ukraine, or if they are Wagner Group?

[Fiendish Thingy]

30. I thought the Wagner group was dissolved/absorbed after Putin killed the leader. Nt

[Jilly_in_VA]

32. Don't bet on it

They've either got a new leader of Putin's choosing, or they've been absorbed into the Russian military.

[Boo1]

35. Now led by

Pavel Prigozhin, son of the late Yevgeny Prigozhin.

[Whiskeytide]

22. I suspect this will be a ...

…” we will stop our support of Venezuela if you’ll stop your support of Ukraine” deal in a couple months. It will be Fo卐ified into a “great deal worthy of a Peace Prize”.

[stopdiggin]

23. Interesting. Along with being totally absurd. (if in fact true)

Theater of the absurd - on about a hundred different levels.

[dem4decades]

25. Trump won't go to war with his friend, smart move by Venezuela

[Blumancru]

27. Poo Tin doesn't even have enough troops to wage the war he already has

How will he spare any meaningful number?

[bronxiteforever]

28. Real Headline. Putin humiliates Trump & US again

Great move MAGA Mike and the GOP idiot Caucus. You too little Marco.
Meanwhile you are trying to destroy Europe and Ukraine. GOP you are clowns.

[bif]

31. Shades of Viet Nam.

[homegirl]

34. We know where Trump's loyalty is...

In 1987 Trump ran $130K of full page ads aggressively attacking
NATO and he did that during the Cold War, right after returning
from his very first visit to Moscow.

Trump’s trip to Moscow in 1987 was organized by the
KGB’s travel agency ‘INTOURIST.’

GET IT?

[Boo1]

36. Will they have to flyc ommercial to get there?

I doubt Russia has any military transport capable of reaching Venazuela.

[TheBlackAdder]

38. Russia still has air defense systems? They supposedly are running out of missiles by February at current rate.

[BidenRocks]

40. Will Venezuela be the first domino to fall?

Excuse me! This is where I entered the world in 1955.
Same bullshit, only this time the propaganda reason is drugs.
If someone ODs on drugs I do not care!
Like other things chumps maga bans, like women's healthcare.
Your life, your business. Freedom!

What's next? A global war on prostitution?

[Justice matters.]

42. A nuclear war.

The easy to make connections to the predictions in his own for-profit bible anti-christ in the white house and his band of greedy, selfish, moronic oligarchs are doing everything they can to kill us all, themselves included.

[airplaneman]

44. Venezuela asked both Russia and China for military assistance

Both countries obliged to help Venezuela against the US.

-Airplane

[Maru Kitteh]

45. After seeing the poor bastards they're sending to Ukraine, all I can say is

okay.

I don’t think their “troops” will be much good in Venezuela, but that’s more bodies and machinery that’s NOT in Ukraine.

[Xolodno]

46. Playing with fire.

Maduro already had 1000 Russian mercenaries protecting him. And Venezuela was already getting military assistance from both Russia and China. They are just raising the ante. Kill Russians or Chinese there, they will retaliate somewhere else. Or worse...

Whoever is advising Trump on this, doesn't have a fucking clue.

[Norbert]

47. An evil genius vs a guy that calls women ugly, stupid and piggy