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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Sat Jan 3, 2026, 07:48 PM Yesterday

Lawmaker Warns Trump's 'Little War Of Revenge' Against Maduro Will Cost Taxpayers

Last edited Sat Jan 3, 2026, 08:37 PM - Edit history (1)

Source: Huffington Post

Rep. Seth Moulton (D-Mass.) tore into President Donald Trump’s declaration that he will “run” Venezuela in the aftermath of a military strike on the country and capture of President Nicolás Maduro and his wife.

“Is anyone going to just stop for a second and be honest? This is insane. What the hell are we doing?” Moulton, who serves on the House Armed Services Committee, said Saturday on CNN.

Maduro was indicted on a slew of charges, including narco-terrorism conspiracy and cocaine importation conspiracy, and will be tried in the U.S, said Attorney General Pam Bondi in an announcement. In it, she called Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, “alleged international narco traffickers.”

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Moulton told CNN anchor Erin Burnett, “We got a lot of problems in America today, and invading, occupying, running Venezuela does not solve any of them.”

Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/lawmaker-warns-trumps-little-war-205538152.html



Per Trump I'm reminded of the lyrics in the song "Sunshine" by Jonathon Edwards:

He can't even run his own life I'll be damned if he'll run mine
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Lawmaker Warns Trump's 'Little War Of Revenge' Against Maduro Will Cost Taxpayers (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Yesterday OP
The major port alone that we blew all to hell will probably cost US suckers billions. nt yaesu 23 hrs ago #1
Exactly what I thought! 2naSalit 16 hrs ago #2
Is there a Go Fund Me... tonekat 14 hrs ago #3

tonekat

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3. Is there a Go Fund Me...
Sun Jan 4, 2026, 09:13 AM
14 hrs ago

...to have some foreign power capture the rotting bastard and his whore and drop them off over the Atlantic ocean?

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