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Dulcinea

(10,197 posts)
Mon Jan 5, 2026, 09:12 AM Jan 2026

After Maduro, who's next? Trump spurs speculation about his plans for Greenland, Cuba and Colombia

WASHINGTON (AP) — A day after the audacious U.S. military operation in Venezuela, President Donald Trump on Sunday renewed his calls for an American takeover of the Danish territory of Greenland for the sake of U.S. security interests and threatened military action on Colombia for facilitating the global sale of cocaine, while his top diplomat declared the communist government in Cuba is “in a lot of trouble.”

The comments from Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio after the ouster of Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro underscore that the U.S. administration is serious about taking a more expansive role in the Western Hemisphere.

With thinly veiled threats, Trump is rattling hemispheric friends and foes alike, spurring a pointed question around the globe: Who's next?

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/maduro-whos-next-trumps-comments-231024285.html

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After Maduro, who's next? Trump spurs speculation about his plans for Greenland, Cuba and Colombia (Original Post) Dulcinea Jan 2026 OP
We are next for crying out loud. gab13by13 Jan 2026 #1
He's gonna keep attacking until he gets a Nobel Peace Prize! tanyev Jan 2026 #2
How insane is this new chapter of Trumpism? Overthrowing governments NoMoreRepugs Jan 2026 #3
Yeah, that will soak up any available time for media to talk about Epstein. GoodRaisin Jan 2026 #4
. truddy777 Jan 2026 #5

gab13by13

(32,519 posts)
1. We are next for crying out loud.
Mon Jan 5, 2026, 09:34 AM
Jan 2026

Krasnov is getting us used to his use of the military to perform law enforcement jobs, and it doesn't need a search warrant, it doesn't need an arrest warrant, it just kidnaps, or it just kills whoever Krasnov tells it to kill.

Fuck worrying about other countries, better worry about what's coming here.

NoMoreRepugs

(12,174 posts)
3. How insane is this new chapter of Trumpism? Overthrowing governments
Mon Jan 5, 2026, 09:51 AM
Jan 2026

to deflect attention from pedophile activity.

truddy777

(116 posts)
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Mon Jan 5, 2026, 05:18 PM
Jan 2026

Military threats are not the solution, especially when they involve already unstable countries. Dialogue should be the priority

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