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Callie1979

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23. I've been telling these idiots; we spent 50M to make an arrest. thats it

Reply to In It to Win It (Original post)

Tue Jan 6, 2026, 03:25 PM

Jan 6

So far NOTHING else is better for Venezuelans.

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Venezuela launches wave of repression after US seizure of Nicolás Maduro [View all] In It to Win It Jan 6 OP

. dalton99a Jan 6 #1

So, no celebrations in the street? COL Mustard Jan 6 #13

Sounds exactly like what traitor trump tries to do iluvtennis Jan 6 #17

Yeah...I thought they were at the throwing roses stage by now Bengus81 Jan 6 #25

The plan was to remove Maduro, then stand back and watch Aussie105 Jan 6 #32

Exactly what I feared would happen. nt BootinUp Jan 6 #2

Makes perfect sense. Nice editorializing by FT. David__77 Jan 6 #3

The country is still being run by a bunch of corrupt thugs who steal elections and violate everyonematters Jan 6 #4

Heard great analysis of this on Prof G markets this AM. Happy Hoosier Jan 6 #6

"Europe needs to realize its very existence as an independent entity is on the line here." 2naSalit Jan 6 #14

Perhaps... but so far, they are acting like... Happy Hoosier Jan 6 #16

That is not even remotely my sense Cosmocat Jan 6 #30

Before Putin in fact. Well before. Aussie105 Jan 6 #33

The thugs running Venezuela blue-wave Jan 6 #18

Yeah, the same kind of crap President W Farmer-Rick Jan 6 #21

This message was self-deleted by its author ManuelV 23 hrs ago #34

Nicolás Celerity Jan 6 #5

Thanks. I didn't even realize it wasn't there 😂 In It to Win It Jan 6 #7

the DU software needs to be upgraded to handle special characters in the subject line Celerity Jan 6 #8

Thank you! wolfie001 Jan 6 #20

"Nobody could have possibly foreseen..." The Republican Big Lie, repeated since 2001 Midnight Writer Jan 6 #9

♫ Here's to the new boss, same as the old boss. ♫ generalbetrayus Jan 6 #10

The very predictable instability will be used as an moniss Jan 6 #11

And Maria Machado got nowhere kissing Trumps ass. BradBo Jan 6 #12

Nothing like a dictator to piss away opportunity. Javaman Jan 6 #15

Hope when the time comes Venezuela will say their oil fields are not for sale KS Toronado Jan 6 #19

They are ruthlessly hunting down those Farmer-Rick Jan 6 #22

I've been telling these idiots; we spent 50M to make an arrest. thats it Callie1979 Jan 6 #23

So our soldiers are not out on the streets defending them ? The first part isn't too difficult JI7 Jan 6 #24

I don't want JustAnotherGen Jan 6 #26

One dictatorship replaced by an even worse one Mysterian Jan 6 #27

Yet another freakin Trump disaster C_U_L8R Jan 6 #28

Trump thrives on chaos. He's loving this. rickford66 Jan 6 #29

Without a substantial US military presence on the ground SmittyWerben Jan 6 #31