It might have been an “intentional accident”...?
I would rather his have done a little memo like, “5,000 or 10,000 additional to the Southern Border because of V.”
Bolton is a lot of things. But stupid is not one of them.
The military has plans for every scenario. Remember the plans to invade Canada.
As a Canadian, I’m not the least bit offended.
OopSec.
Some months ago I posted “if military intervention happens it will come from Columbia.” Western Venezuela where the oil wealth is hates Chavez and his illegal succesor Maduro.
Columbia has endured much economic distress due to millions of Venezuelan refugees fleeing to Columbia. Columbia could have stopped this at their border easily. They did not as they had a historical debt to Venezuela. When Columbia was in chaos due to the Marxist Farc, Venezuela accepted many refugees from Columbia.
It is not out of the realm of possibility for Western Venezuela to become part of Eastern Columbia. The people of Western Venezuela would welcome this in today’s state of chaos and hunger.
The people of Western Venezuela would much rather be part of Venezuela but if given the choice of being Colombian verses tyranny of Maduro, they would choose Columbia.
Columbia has a small but first rate Army. They are very professional and well trained. We trained them! When and if they decided to go into Venezuela it would be no contest. The local populace would be their support. Today the Venzuelan army is only useful to suppress an unarmed civilian population. In a true war footing they would crumble. Many would take their arms and go over to the other side.
ps
I lived there in the good times before Chavez. Many good people there, it is most sad.
I feel like the Trump admin trolls countries as well as anyone ever has. Probably better. I have often mused this is a Bannon inspired trick.
Trump promised on January 20, 2017 that we would not engage in regime change. We are.
Exactly.
Bolton should write: “Drone Pelosi”
Like, talk to her abut drones on the border or something....