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Aussie105

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7. Fully agree.

Reply to lapfog_1 (Reply #1)

Mon Jan 5, 2026, 12:50 AM

Jan 5

No one looks favourably on 'this is what you want' imposed from outside, it needs to come from within Venezuela.

Venezuela needs humanitarian aid to make life bearable for the average citizen, not heavy handed military invasion.

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After the UN takes over Venezuela and installs a very large peace keeping force lapfog_1 Jan 5 #1

Fully agree. Aussie105 Jan 5 #7

This! Blue_Roses Jan 5 #14

If everything ForgedCrank Jan 5 #2

Nope. He literally ran a criminal organization that killed his people who protested. Melon Jan 5 #3

A simpler question. Aussie105 Jan 5 #4

What's the answer to the question the OP asked? Without changing it to your own question. Melon Jan 5 #8

The question is phrased in such a way there is only one possible answer. Aussie105 Jan 5 #9

I just re read it. I think your question is entirely Melon Jan 5 #10

That's the point - the question is loaded because those 2 truths are smashed together in the OP question muriel_volestrangler Jan 5 #17

I believe it's the 'complex question fallacy' Torchlight Jan 5 #19

My question is AZProgressive Jan 5 #5

Don't worry. Aussie105 Jan 5 #6

Illegal kidnapping would be grounds for dismissal Blue Full Moon Jan 5 #11

Now that it's happened: No. That doesn't make what happened right. Coventina Jan 5 #12

No, a bad guy is a bad guy. Venezuelans deseve something better. tirebiter Jan 5 #13

NO, absolutely not ... he's rotten & corrupt. nt Raine Jan 5 #15

No, that's not a simple question. muriel_volestrangler Jan 5 #16

Simple answer malaise Jan 5 #18

How much longer is DU going to put up with this? Prairie Gates Jan 5 #20

All he had to do was play ball with the western capitalists. BlueTsunami2018 Jan 5 #21

This message was self-deleted by its author BootinUp Jan 5 #22