Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

Scoop: Trump mused about "military option" in Venezuela with Graham
Axios ^ | 27 January 2019 | Jonathan Swan

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 ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Cuba; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events; Russia; US: South Carolina
KEYWORDS: cuba; graham; guaido; lindseygraham; nicaragua; russia; southcarolina; trump; venezuela
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-20 ... 41-6061-8081-100 ... 121-123 next last
To: Candor7

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.


61 posted on 01/28/2019 9:18:14 AM PST by trebb (Don't howl about illegal leeches while not donating to FR - it's hypocritical.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 53 | View Replies]

To: trebb

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.


62 posted on 01/28/2019 9:20:42 AM PST by Candor7 ((Obama Fascism)http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2009/05/barack_obama_the_quintessentia_1.html)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 61 | View Replies]

To: Candor7

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?


63 posted on 01/28/2019 9:22:30 AM PST by Sequoyah101 (It feels like we have exchanged our dreams for survival. We just hava few days that don't suck.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 2 | View Replies]

To: Rebelbase

You mean like waky Quidaffi in his tent?

Yeah, that but just a mystery explosion would do. Just BOOM!


64 posted on 01/28/2019 9:24:32 AM PST by Sequoyah101 (It feels like we have exchanged our dreams for survival. We just hava few days that don't suck.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 11 | View Replies]

To: Sequoyah101

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.


65 posted on 01/28/2019 9:31:47 AM PST by Candor7 ((Obama Fascism)http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2009/05/barack_obama_the_quintessentia_1.html)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 63 | View Replies]

To: Candor7

Two hawks that cannot even secure our borders talking war. Uneffin believable


66 posted on 01/28/2019 9:39:25 AM PST by eartick (Stupidity is expecting the government that broke itself to go out and fix itself. Texan for TEXIT!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 2 | View Replies]

To: Blue House Sue
American troops will be welcomed.

"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.

67 posted on 01/28/2019 9:42:50 AM PST by Bubba Ho-Tep ("The rat always knows when he's in with weasels."--Tom Waits)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 25 | View Replies]

To: arthurus
Trump was obviously ragging on Graham’s past support for military intervention just about everywhere"

That was my take on it

I think a lot of posters are going off half cocked, responding pretentiously to the headline

68 posted on 01/28/2019 9:55:16 AM PST by KTM rider ( .......than to post and remove all doubt)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 30 | View Replies]

To: Sequoyah101
Good God almighty, "Linda" is about our brightest hope and one of our best allies in the F'd up sorry excuse for a representative form of government .

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

69 posted on 01/28/2019 10:04:37 AM PST by KTM rider ( .......than to post and remove all doubt)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 63 | View Replies]

To: Candor7

“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.


70 posted on 01/28/2019 10:33:04 AM PST by DesertRhino (Dog is man's best friend, and moslems hate dogs. Add that up. ....)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 52 | View Replies]

To: Candor7

The recruiting office is open today. Go sign up for the infantry then get back to us.


71 posted on 01/28/2019 10:34:33 AM PST by DesertRhino (Dog is man's best friend, and moslems hate dogs. Add that up. ....)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 60 | View Replies]

To: Blue House Sue
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.

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.

72 posted on 01/28/2019 10:36:18 AM PST by USS Alaska (Nuke all mooselimb terrorists, today.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 6 | View Replies]

To: Blue House Sue

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!!!


73 posted on 01/28/2019 10:41:34 AM PST by JLAGRAYFOX (Defeat both the Republican (e) & Democrat (e) political parties....Forever!!!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 6 | View Replies]

To: 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, “

FReeper M Kehoe a couple of weeks ago “mused” the possibility of nuking Afghanistan from orbit.

Or dnc hq.

5.56mm


74 posted on 01/28/2019 10:43:07 AM PST by M Kehoe (DRAIN THE SWAMP! BUILD THE WALL!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 2 | View Replies]

To: DesertRhino

Yes, patriotism is over rated is it not?


75 posted on 01/28/2019 10:47:19 AM PST by Candor7 ((Obama Fascism)http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2009/05/barack_obama_the_quintessentia_1.html)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 71 | View Replies]

To: GOPe Means Bend Over Spell Run

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


76 posted on 01/28/2019 10:48:47 AM PST by Zenjitsuman (Y)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 49 | View Replies]

It isn't about taking down the government. Taking Maduro out would be trivial. We took down the Taliban in three weeks half a world away. But that was 18 years ago and we're still there. And when we leave the Taliban will be back.

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.

77 posted on 01/28/2019 10:52:16 AM PST by Billthedrill
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | View Replies]

To: eartick

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 ?


78 posted on 01/28/2019 10:53:36 AM PST by Candor7 ((Obama Fascism)http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2009/05/barack_obama_the_quintessentia_1.html)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 66 | View Replies]

To: Candor7

Is Axios trustworthy?


79 posted on 01/28/2019 11:01:30 AM PST by wastedyears (The left would kill every single one of us and our families if they knew they could get away with it)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 2 | View Replies]

To: pepsi_junkie

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.


80 posted on 01/28/2019 11:13:09 AM PST by Syncro (Facts is Facts)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 12 | View Replies]


Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-20 ... 41-6061-8081-100 ... 121-123 next last

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson