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moonshinegnomie

(3,810 posts)
Tue Dec 16, 2025, 09:23 PM Tuesday

He's going to announce an attack on Venezuela

That’s what I expect his public address to be

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

Irish_Dem

(79,235 posts)
1. To steal their oil. And it all goes to the Trump Crime Family.
Tue Dec 16, 2025, 09:43 PM
Tuesday

Jared will work out the details.

gab13by13

(31,006 posts)
8. Yeah, seeing as none have been dumped yet,
Tue Dec 16, 2025, 10:40 PM
Tuesday

What has been released is from the Epstein Estate.

Justice matters.

(9,260 posts)
15. A majority of them voted for that draft dodger.
Tue Dec 16, 2025, 11:42 PM
Tuesday

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

johnnyfins

(3,375 posts)
7. I suspect it will be to demonize the Venezualan
Tue Dec 16, 2025, 10:21 PM
Tuesday

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

(261 posts)
12. Get your bomb shelters cleaned up.
Tue Dec 16, 2025, 11:31 PM
Tuesday

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

(9,512 posts)
14. He'll say "best economy ever, trillions of dollars in tariffs, Democrats evil,
Tue Dec 16, 2025, 11:38 PM
Tuesday

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

(1,105 posts)
24. Yep, and here's why...
Wed Dec 17, 2025, 03:42 PM
Wednesday

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

Chumpkin sez drugs and the nasty commies 🙄

LR3

(116 posts)
25. And more
Wed Dec 17, 2025, 03:46 PM
Wednesday

Declaring "war" gets him:

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

sarisataka

(22,190 posts)
26. That is my guess
Wed Dec 17, 2025, 03:49 PM
Wednesday

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

(6,137 posts)
27. I wonder if Venezuela has any of those Chinese anti-ship missiles
Wed Dec 17, 2025, 03:59 PM
Wednesday

This could be the end of the republican party.

rzemanfl

(31,073 posts)
28. Appropriately. Hoopla (free with many library cards) has
Wed Dec 17, 2025, 04:17 PM
Wednesday
Shock and Awe Rob Reiner's movie about the selling of the Iraq War, available for streaming.
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