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He's going to announce an attack on Venezuela (Original Post) moonshinegnomie Dec 2025 OP
To steal their oil. And it all goes to the Trump Crime Family. Irish_Dem Dec 2025 #1
To distract from his failures. Iggo Dec 2025 #2
Yeah, seeing as none have been dumped yet, gab13by13 Dec 2025 #8
Distraction and making money. Trump loves it. Irish_Dem Dec 2025 #18
If you think he is unpopular now; just wait! Chasstev365 Dec 2025 #3
To all troops that may find this comment: I am so deeply sorry. mahina Dec 2025 #4
A majority of them voted for that draft dodger. Justice matters. Dec 2025 #15
No. He won't. Doodley Dec 2025 #5
...and that any opposition here will be prosecuted as treason. regnaD kciN Dec 2025 #6
I suspect it will be to demonize the Venezualan johnnyfins Dec 2025 #7
He probably is purchasing our dogs and cats and is eating them down there. travelingthrulife Dec 2025 #22
Announcing a war on Venezuela would be a horrible mistake. gab13by13 Dec 2025 #9
His mother not aborting him StarryNite Dec 2025 #10
Yeah, but it would make him and Bettie Dec 2025 #11
Yep, that's what MAGA does; horrible mistakes uponit7771 Dec 2025 #21
Get your bomb shelters cleaned up. Rafi Dec 2025 #12
Either that or something about snakes. rickford66 Dec 2025 #13
He'll say "best economy ever, trillions of dollars in tariffs, Democrats evil, neverforget Dec 2025 #14
To hell with wagin', they're shakin the fucking dog n/t Cheezoholic Dec 2025 #16
Pretty much everyone expects that. nt SunSeeker Dec 2025 #17
This message was self-deleted by its author TBF Dec 2025 #19
2 days before the Epstein Files are due to be dropped, right? travelingthrulife Dec 2025 #23
this is what I think, too mike_c Dec 2025 #20
Yep, and here's why... duckworth969 Dec 2025 #24
And more LR3 Dec 2025 #25
That is my guess sarisataka Dec 2025 #26
I wonder if Venezuela has any of those Chinese anti-ship missiles Mysterian Dec 2025 #27
Appropriately. Hoopla (free with many library cards) has rzemanfl Dec 2025 #28
That is on this bingo card LetMyPeopleVote Dec 2025 #29

Irish_Dem

(81,277 posts)
1. To steal their oil. And it all goes to the Trump Crime Family.
Tue Dec 16, 2025, 10:43 PM
Dec 2025

Jared will work out the details.

gab13by13

(32,338 posts)
8. Yeah, seeing as none have been dumped yet,
Tue Dec 16, 2025, 11:40 PM
Dec 2025

What has been released is from the Epstein Estate.

Justice matters.

(9,790 posts)
15. A majority of them voted for that draft dodger.
Wed Dec 17, 2025, 12:42 AM
Dec 2025

FAUX NEWS on every screen in military bases... and also, not going to vote for a (competent) woman.

johnnyfins

(3,770 posts)
7. I suspect it will be to demonize the Venezualan
Tue Dec 16, 2025, 11:21 PM
Dec 2025

Government. Get the magats all riled up about how they are eating babies down there. And about how onlt HE, God TSF can save us from a threat that cant even reach our continent. People will believe and support him.

Rafi

(281 posts)
12. Get your bomb shelters cleaned up.
Wed Dec 17, 2025, 12:31 AM
Dec 2025

There is no way trump is invading Venezuela without provoking some type of conflict with Russia and probably China and Iran. This can spiral out of control quickly.

neverforget

(9,513 posts)
14. He'll say "best economy ever, trillions of dollars in tariffs, Democrats evil,
Wed Dec 17, 2025, 12:38 AM
Dec 2025

Biden sucks, war with Venezuela, and Merry Christmas even to the haters and losers because I brought Christmas back."

Response to moonshinegnomie (Original post)

duckworth969

(1,349 posts)
24. Yep, and here's why...
Wed Dec 17, 2025, 04:42 PM
Dec 2025

-Orinoco Petroleum Reserve
-Dragon Natural Gas Field
-Coltan “blue gold” rare earth mineral
-Gold mines

Chumpkin sez drugs and the nasty commies 🙄

LR3

(177 posts)
25. And more
Wed Dec 17, 2025, 04:46 PM
Dec 2025

Declaring "war" gets him:

-The Insurrection Act
-The Alien Enemies Act
-Martial Law
-Suspension of elections

sarisataka

(22,695 posts)
26. That is my guess
Wed Dec 17, 2025, 04:49 PM
Dec 2025

That he will lay out his "facts" to justify an attack.

This may be getting near Congress's last chance to avoid becoming irrelevant

Mysterian

(6,486 posts)
27. I wonder if Venezuela has any of those Chinese anti-ship missiles
Wed Dec 17, 2025, 04:59 PM
Dec 2025

This could be the end of the republican party.

rzemanfl

(31,381 posts)
28. Appropriately. Hoopla (free with many library cards) has
Wed Dec 17, 2025, 05:17 PM
Dec 2025
Shock and Awe Rob Reiner's movie about the selling of the Iraq War, available for streaming.
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