From: NoBody@nowhere.com   
      
   On Mon, 5 Jan 2026 11:02:48 +1300, Your Name    
   wrote:   
      
   >On 2026-01-04 15:21:23 +0000, suzeeq said:   
   >   
   >> On 1/3/2026 11:01 PM, Your Name wrote:   
   >>> On 2026-01-03 17:52:29 +0000, shawn said:   
   >>>   
   >>>> On Sat, 3 Jan 2026 17:48:35 -0000 (UTC), BTR1701    
   >>>> wrote:   
   >>>>   
   >>>>> On Jan 3, 2026 at 2:53:42 AM PST, "shawn"    
   >>>>> wrote:   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>>> Looks like we went to war last night with Venezuela.   
   >>>>>> Multiple bombs were dropped in Caracas centered on the military   
   >>>>>> installations. Then there were multiple helicopters sent in,   
   >>>>>> apparently to drop off troops to capture Maduro. It's unknown   
   >>>>>> if that was the sole purpose of this attack or if there is more to   
   >>>>>> come.   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>> At least it looks like the bombing has stopped. Trump is supposed to   
   >>>>>> hold a press conference at 11AM. That's when we should find out just   
   >>>>>> what was the intent of this attack and if removing Maduro is the end   
   >>>>>> of it.   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> I’m ambivalent about all this. Maduro is a monster who was legitimately   
   >>>>> indicted for actual crimes and he deserved to go down. His flirting   
   >>>>> with Iran and China just sealed that deal. But I really wish Trump   
   >>>>> didn’t spend his entire press conference basically saying, “Now we’ve   
   >>>>> got all that oil and now we’re going to make so much money.” I mean,   
   >>>>> even if that’s why you did all this, show a little PR sense and focus   
   >>>>> on stuff like “Now the people of the Venezuela are free and we’ll be   
   >>>>> working on rebuilding the democracy that existed before Maduro and   
   >>>>> Chavez and making sure those who are starving get fed”, etc. etc.   
   >>>>> ‘Cause right now it just looks like you took over a sovereign nation to   
   >>>>> steal their resources.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Which is what we did, take over the country for the oil. If there was   
   >>>> no oil there Trump would not care enough to send in the troops. Trump   
   >>>> is just making it clear why we did it.   
   >>>   
   >>> If his plan was to go after oil, then Trump the Chump is an even bigger   
   >>> idiot than everyone already knows him to be. Venezuela produces less   
   >>> than 1% of the world's oil supply, while the USA is already the top   
   >>> producer at around 22%.   
   >>   
   >> Right now, but he said thet's due to poor maintnance of their oil   
   >> production. They've got more reserves than the Saudis.   
   >   
   >The moron also said Covid could be cured by injecting belach /   
   >disinfectant. Pretty much everything the braindead lunatic says is   
   >simply utter crap and lies to suit his own egotistical agenda.   
   >   
   >   
      
   That is an oversimplification and misrepresentation of what he said.   
   Of course libs are famous for being just like yourself.   
      
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