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karynnj

(60,790 posts)
5. Even if he initially does, it will likely fade
Sun Jan 4, 2026, 09:32 AM
Sunday

My guess is the more he does there, the more potential of blow back. One of the strongest things he ran on both times was no foreign wars.

Consider how unpopular all the occupations in the middle east were both there and at home. In the middle east, both Afghanistan and Iraq were justified by Bush by citing 9/11. Here, it is MUCH weaker to link it to drug trafficking especially when Trump just pardoned the former president of Honduras, who was convicted for that.

I know that many expats who fled Venezuela left because of Chavez and Maduro and I know many liked Trump even before this. However, long term their opinion will depend on what follows. I doubt many who didn't want Maduro would not be happy with a dictatorship that allows the US oil companies to exploit the country.

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