"We are ready to stage a second and much larger attack if we need to do so."

[ihaveaquestion]

"We are going to run the country."

[Irish_Dem]

1. What is the purpose of the second attack?

[AZJonnie]

2. Pretty sure "If it's needed" equates to "if the country decides to fight back in any significant way"

[Irish_Dem]

4. So Trump is warning them not to fight back.

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[AZJonnie]

6. It's not subtle

"You have no chance, so just walk away, otherwise we'll kill a lot more of you"

[Irish_Dem]

7. Yes. And he will kill as many as takes to get what he wants.

And love every minute of it.

[BlueTsunami2018]

3. To fight the resistance that is absolutely not happening.

Because everyone there is thrilled to give up their sovereignty and become slaves to the worst people on the planet.

I get that some people are happy to have the old boss gone but they’re really not going to like the new one. We’ve seen this movie before.

[Irish_Dem]

5. New boss same as the old boss.

[lame54]

8. Meet the new boss...

He's a raving homicidal lunatic

[Irish_Dem]

11. A vicious sadistic psychopath.

Who would kill most of the Venezuelan population to get what he wants.

[AZJonnie]

9. History strongly suggests that whoever takes Maduro's place will be a right-wing asshole dictator

Whose real allegiance will not be to their country.

Not that I'm particularly convinced Maduro's was either. Chavez, I did believe that about, at least in the beginning.

I feel like our main focus (as decent human beings like we are) should quickly shift to demanding self-determination vs. staying focused on this day's action, arguing about it's "illegality" and such. Complaints that will get us nowhere, just as they haven't in the past. The moral, upstanding position to take at this point is "let THEM choose". It would optimally become a minor "movement" among Democrats, as it's both righteous and morally unassailable.

[leftstreet]

10. He's already turned on Machado

She assumed she'd be the leader. So maybe it's a warning to her and her supporters that they'd better not fight back?

Trump on María Corina Machado: "I think it'd be very tough for her to be the leader. She doesn't have the support or the respect within the country. She's a very nice woman but she doesn't have the respect."

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