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This weekend, Trump surprised the world by kidnapping a government leader and
attacking another country without warning.

You can hate Maduro as much as you like, but in the "civilized world," we have
rules. Rules that the US, just like Russia and China, repeatedly flouts.

The US could have done this under a UN mandate. Trump would have had to ask
Congress for permission in the US. The last word on this topic hasn't been
said yet. The worst part is: it was all done without a legitimate reason.

Trump says drugs, but virtually no drugs come from Venezuela. Moreover, he
recently pardoned a major drug dealer. So, it's not drugs.

What is it? A distraction from the Epstein files? Undoubtedly, but there's
more to it. Trump's incredibly poor poll numbers also play a role. A foreign
enemy for the distraction is therefore ideal. But I see the best motivation
elsewhere.

Behind Trump are people who still keep track of long-term American policy.
While Trump may be an idiot politically and historically, the political people
behind Trump (Project 2025) are not. They saw that Maduro had made a deal with
China and started selling oil in the yuan, thus undermining the dominance of
the US dollar. Something that literally cost Hussein and Gaddafi their heads.

At its core, the US hasn't changed. Trump may be a clown, but that clown is
controlled by the same powerful people who have been truly in power for a long
time. They've demonstrated their influence again here, and Trump can now try
to sell this bullshit, just as Bush Jr. had to do.

Two clowns pulling the strings for a show.

Meanwhile, it's astonishing to see that the military operation to kidnap
Maduro was executed brilliantly, but it's equally astonishing to see that
there has been absolutely no thought whatsoever about what happens next.
Maduro is gone... yes, and then a hole appears, and American politicians start
claiming all sorts of things like a headless chicken, and it's clear they
haven't thought about any follow-up steps at all. Political incompetence on a
biblical scale.


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