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USA declares war on Venezuela

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout: Debate & Discussion' started by astros123, Oct 23, 2025.

  1. LosPollosHermanos

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    Sedition is undermining the constitution

    if the dems weren’t such ineffective p*****s slave to donor money you could see this guy prosecuted for crimes at home and war crimes
     
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    @Salvy congratulations the Venezuelans are liberated!
     
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    How Marco Rubio Is Running Venezuela From Afar - The New York Times

    In the six months since U.S. forces blew open Mr. Maduro’s bedroom door and snatched him in the dead of night, Mr. Rubio has become the de facto viceroy of Venezuela, holding sway over a sovereign nation in a way that no American official has since L. Paul Bremer III arrived in Baghdad in 2003 to run U.S.-occupied Iraq.

    Mr. Rubio now effectively controls Venezuela’s finances, the distribution of its natural resources and its government, according to interviews with more than a dozen officials and people close to both governments in Washington and Caracas, who provided details about his involvement in steering the country’s policies. Many spoke on condition of anonymity to describe private interactions and internal discussions.

    While he has not visited Venezuela in person since the U.S. took over, the secretary of state is deeply involved in the country’s day-to-day operations, keeping in close contact with Delcy Rodríguez, who was Mr. Maduro’s vice president and now leads her country on an acting basis, with the imprimatur of the United States. The two exchange messages in Spanish on WhatsApp, trading gossip, birthday greetings and selfies.

    Despite the banter, the relationship between Mr. Rubio and Ms. Rodríguez is far from a partnership. It is a manifestation of Trump-era American power, in which the winner takes all regardless of sovereignty and international law.

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    The U.S. Treasury receives the revenue from most of Venezuela’s exports, then disburses it gradually to Venezuela through the country’s private banks, a relationship akin to parents handing out allowances to children. Mr. Rubio and his team set the conditions on what that money can be spent on, and by whom.

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    Mr. Trump’s critics accuse the United States of siphoning Venezuela’s resources and propping up an authoritarian government by leaving Mr. Maduro’s henchmen largely in place. The arrangement also entangles the United States in the fortunes of a deeply unpopular, unelected regime facing increasingly restless clamor for political change.

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    US overthrows a dictator, gives itself a gold star for democracy... then hand-picks his own VP to run the place instead of the person Venezuelans actually want, because the military didn't vibe with her. So we didn't end the dictatorship. We just took ownership and running our own version of dictatorship via whatsapp.

    Uncle Sam now holds Venezuela's paycheck and hands out a monthly allowance through private banks. A whole country on a budgeting app run by Rubio. What could possibly go wrong?

    There is no election, infinitely proposed.
     
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    and you know dam well, all that money aint making it back to them.................wonder how many skims get taken before it goes back. This is some shady a$$ **** right here
     
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    I like to think it is going to the Venezuelan government and people to help them transform themselves into a democracy. But without any transparency, we will not know. We just know that they are running a dictatorship from far away ...

    In Rubio we trust.
     

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