Posted on 01/28/2019 7:39:43 AM PST by Candor7
Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham told me that as recently as a couple of weeks ago Trump mused to him about the possibility of using military force in Venezuela, where the U.S. government is currently pushing for regime change using diplomatic and economic pressures.
What happened: Graham, recalling his conversation with Trump, said: "He [Trump] said, 'What do you think about using military force?' and I said, 'Well, you need to go slow on that, that could be problematic.' And he said, 'Well, I'm surprised, you want to invade everybody.'"
Graham laughed. "And I said, 'I don't want to invade everybody, I only want to use the military when our national security interests are threatened.'"
"Trump's really hawkish" on Venezuela, the hawkish Graham added in a phone interview on Sunday afternoon, adding that Trump was even more hawkish than he was on Venezuela.
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Thge question is, wil Australia help at the UN? If not, then the US Marines will be un;loading at Caracas?
I don’t like the China/Russia angle at all.
I don’t want them in our backyward.
But I’m not letting any delusions of US-loving, happy Venezuelans showering our troops with flowers enter my mind.
I’ll bet it would be a new, taco-centric version of Blackhawk Down.
Meh, I’m sorta fed up with war.
This won’t happen. Donald Trump is into ending America’s wars, not starting new ones.
Shut Up, Linda!
Lindsey should be on board with CiC Trump’s plan for victory in Venezuela.
It would be a war that America would win within a week or two, establish power in the region, respect in the world, and President Trump as a great wartime president.
Oh, horrors! Or president was caught musing!
Send in the Marines.
That Linda is a tough guy. He should pick up a rifle sometime.
I hope Trump doesn’t listen to that neocon Graham who has taken the mantle of proconsul after the departure of McCain. We don’t need Americans dying to liberate Venezuela.
“I’ll bet it would be a new, taco-centric version of Blackhawk Down.”
I’m thinking more like a few GBU’s and JDAM’s delivered via a B-2 up Maduro’s arse.
Sounds about right.
Agreed.
That’s the way I see it. Traitor Obama dropped the ball. We have to pick it up again or we will have nukes back in Cuba and in South America, making it impossible to defend America because of the shortened response window.
We lose even MAD.
Oh, the Monroe Doctrine. I remember that. You do of course remember the other part of the Monroe Doctrine...That we would stay out of affairs in Europe?
The Monroe Doctrine is a dead letter
Yeah sure, Australia will help us. Are you talkin about the same Australia that helped try to undermine Trump’s election? The same Australia that spies on American people?
A mountainous jungle cover country the size of Texas. Yeah I’m sure we could pacify that with a few thousand troops.
I disagree but with reservations
Both Andean and llano Latinos aren’t death cult folks like Muslims....desert Comanche cartel zombies notwithstanding in Mexico
South Americans don’t hate America and the only truly armed entities in Venezuela are the military and they are now weak ...very weak
Colombians are more nationalistic
He’d be a fool NOT to get input on all possible options. That turdhead Kinda needs to learn when to STFU. Unless this was a planned leak to give Maduro a heads up not to go too far. Otherwise, Libda just ruled himself out as a confidential advisor. I despise politicians.
Ooh. Gay total homo war monger thinks Trump is gonna send the military (guys in sailor suits for his faggy fantasy)
We would defeat Venezuela in a week or two?
I suspect you may have never been in the Infantry. Am I right?
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