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.
(Excerpt) Read more at axios.com ...
The Russians may push Maduro to an early grave....they didn’t beat Trump in Syria, he’s doing his best to do what’s best for The People.
I agree.
I was musing on how Putin would sell the Venezuelans or whether Putin will wait for the next President, say the soft bosoms of Kamala Upchuck Harris.
First, I’d take Linda off my Christmas Card list because he can’t keep his mouth shut.
Second, it sounded more like a question of exploration and not intent.
Third, I don’t like the communists in our back yard or even the threat of that.
Fourth, So?
You mean like waky Quidaffi in his tent?
Yeah, that but just a mystery explosion would do. Just BOOM!
Fourth, So?>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
We sell the Russians our skunk works tech but NOT to China?
That’s the Clinton way.
But I don;t think its the Trump way.
We are about to discover the Trump way.
Two hawks that cannot even secure our borders talking war. Uneffin believable
"My belief is we will, in fact, be greeted as liberators."--Dick Cheney on Iraq, Meet the Press, 3/16/02
General rule: Nobody likes foreign troops invading their country.
That was my take on it
I think a lot of posters are going off half cocked, responding pretentiously to the headline
and people here gotta pile on and eat their own, like a pack of desperate coyotelike keyboard peckers going in to take a bite and run
“Or maybe we can say how many lives is it worth not to have Russian Naval Control of the Caribbean poised for invasion of the homeland.
How many lives was it worth in WWII to keep America safe?
Maybe you have to decide for yourself. But not for the country. We will discuss it and decide.
I don’t think that even Kamala Harris wants to speak Russian, she can barely speak English.”
Got it, Russia is planning to control the Caribbean, build up an invasion fleet, and invade America. That’s a pretty retarded string of dominos there, sport. Especially since the Russian army is about 10% of the size it was in 1989.
But keep watching red dawn and drinking the bong water.
The recruiting office is open today. Go sign up for the infantry then get back to us.
Venezuela has 31+Million people, with 115,000 active military.
There is no doubt we could beat their military, but a week or two, NFW.
Little terror cells could drag out a military victory for months or years, given our avoidance of 'collateral damage'.
Many of the people that hate maduro don't necessarily love uncle Sugar, and the ghettos would be in city fighting, and that never goes as planned.
Covert action, maybe, but I'd need to see way more than where the people are today, before I'd get behind a US military invasion of Venezuela.
First get rid of the Venezuela socialist scum & vermin and, the get rid the Castro scorn & terror in Cuba. Ya know, both the Venezuelan & Cuban people are great businessmen. In a short period of time both these magnificent countries would be booming & blooming in many sectors.
Hispanics, (Cubans, Venezuelans, Puerto Ricans, Mexicans, etc.) and their wise business sense, have helped make South Florida the gleaming business gem she is. Ask Senator, Marco Rubio & Senator, Rick Scott (ex-Florida Governor). They know the tale well!!!
A free Cuba would make the island country of Cuba the number one tourist attraction in the entire Caribbean. Venezuela is rich in oil, mineral and is also a great coast tourist attraction. Wake up, POTUS, Trump, the Hispanic focus on freedom and growth is ready for picking!!!
“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, “
FReeper M Kehoe a couple of weeks ago “mused” the possibility of nuking Afghanistan from orbit.
Or dnc hq.
5.56mm
Yes, patriotism is over rated is it not?
My thought too, in a private conversation with Trump he reveals confidential privileged info that by definition is secret, right.
Graham and McCain have a long history of wanting our men in uniform to fight all over the world,, their guts Grahams Glory.
Me I say if we need to do anything we should do a targeted assassination
Our military is particularly adept at accomplishing military objectives. Removing Maduro is a political objective, and rebuilding Venezuela is an economic objective. We have the best hammer in town but not everything out there to be fixed is a nail.
Two hawks that cannot even secure our borders talking war. Uneffin believable>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Whn the domestic balance gets away from a president, just find a backwoods war as a distraction? That’s a DemDonk strategy well used by BJ Clinton and other Dem. presidents.>>>>>>>
Isn’t the Donald allowed to have the same privilege. LOL ?
Is Axios trustworthy?
And that was the reason Trump brought it up to Graham
To feel out his hawkish opinion on Venezuela
No Lindsay Trump is NOT more hawkish than Graham
Oh and just them talking about it will make liberal heads explode
Remember though, Hillary said she would attack Iran if she was elected.
“If I’m the president we will attack Iran...we would be able to totally obliterate them”
Totally obliterate them: Most of the Iranians want freedom and liberation, looks like she would kill them too.
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