This feels like a strange statement when reports indicate that 80 Venezuelans were killed in the mission: “The mission was a stunning success, with no loss of American life”. It’s as if non-American life doesn’t matter in the calculus of mission success.
Bari Weiss is (a) a white supremacist (b) Zionist (c) islamophobe.
She is providing cover for the fascist Trump in his imperialist project which now takes the form of sezing Venezuala's oil to distract the world from his rape of little girls.
Copy Right protection was originally 14 years with a possible additional 14. Corporate America kept pushing Congress over the years for longer protection until Sonny Bono got a 150 year protection bill passed with the help of Walt Disney. Patent protection has also been morphed by corporate interests not at all to the people's benefit. And tax law has similarly been coopted by wealthy interests with the assistance of Congressional and White House prostitutes.
All of this self-serving behavior while the public worries about the Kartrashians and the next social media post nonsense.
The contrast between the recently-pardoned former president of Honduras Hernandez and the recently-arrested former president Maduro of Venezuela sends a clear message throuhout the region. Hernandez is a scoundrel but he's our scoundrel. Maduro is a scoundrel but he's China's scoundrel. Which one is in prison?
Dare I say this will become a proxy war in Venezuela between the US and China? As a leftist, I am not aligning with Maduro and thus against Trump's actions; I am aligning with the knowledge of what happens when the US interferes in such a manner. Will this be another war like Iraq after we removed Saddam Hussain? A proxy war like Vietnam? We damaged civilian houses and many are buying up food out of fear. I know this from a Venezuelan friend in Venezuela. And those who are paying attention to Trump's words know what this whole thing is really about: oil. He has literally already said he will "get the oil flowing the way it should be." In other words, to American oil companies as opposed to Venezuelan control. However corrupt Venezuela may be, this amounts to theft. Oil is why we went in, Maduro was a cover, which is why Honduras has been left alone.
Actually, this goes deeper and is more about security and protection from Chinese, Russian, and Iranian interests that have been unrestrained in Venezuela for a decade. But the many will continue to say it's only about the oil. We don't need Venezuela's oil. Their infrastructure will take years to repair and get up to speed. I urge you to read more deeply into this so that you can understand the geopolitics of this situation better.
How is this going to protect us from Russia, China, and Iran? I have a friend who does cybersecurity and that is where the threat lies. People don't seem to understand they are constantly looking for weaknesses through tech. We can undertake all the land skirmishes we want but they are going to come through our backdoor. As for Venezuela, this is absolutely about oil and it doesn't matter that we don't need it, Trump and the oil companies WANT it, and Trump is literally admitting it. If Trump is serious about security, he needs to stop giving away our technology to possible belligerents (AI to UAE, Arabs are not the friends he thinks they are) and his entire administration definitely needs to never share plans over group chats. This is literally the least secure admin ever, I mean seriously.
It removes Venezuela as a core asset and staging area for China, Iran, and Russia in the American hemisphere. Same reason JFK embargoed Cuba. This also makes the collapse of the Iranian regime more likely.
This admin just demonstrated that they are very capable and competent when planning and executing a foreign adventure like this. Same with the strike on Iran.
Oil is secondary. Addressing Chinese rare mineral supply chain dominance, eliminating Iranian manufacturing capability, and eradicating Russian military presence are primary. Venezuela has very rare minerals(colban) that are vital to defense and tech/electronic systems. China is getting those minerals shipped straight to them where they already have a monopoly on the market. Iran is supplying military training and are supplying weapons as are the Russians. All this happening within three hours flight time of our borders. I am not a military scholar or strategist, but getting Maduro out of there is a good start to re-securing the Western Hemisphere.
Also, I understand the tech comment and agree cyber security is another important issue.
RE: Venezuela. This is not just about "oil" or optional regime change. This is about US security in the Western Hemisphere. This is about China, Iran and Russia and how far they have dug in after a decade of free rein. This is about how that country has become a hub for dangerous adversaries who are exploiting it's natural resources, people, and instability while putting the United States at risk. Something had to be done.
IMHO the outcry about Venezuela from those on the liberal side of the political spectrum is because their side didn't get to pull this action off themselves. Forget morality or legality, it's all about power, prestige, and above all else, votes.
Hey, FP -- does the photo accompanying this Front Page portray Venezuelans who are happy about Maduro's takedown? Or unhappy? It's a tough call -- but it does seem like an anti-US demonstration. TFP takes its stance!
If I was a greater sceptic I would think that President Trump arresting Maduro, was not only because he was a indicted narco terrorist and enemy of the US, it would also fracture the Democrats even farther, by forcing them to align them with a totalitarian Socialist dictator that steals elections (promising the warmth of collectivism), just as they did with child mutilation and chemical castration, giving males the right to invade women sports and safe places, antisemitism, Hamas atrocities and Somalian fraud (praising themselves and saying Americans are jealous for them figuring out how to scam the government; is that not the American way?).
Interesting that Venezuelans celebrate and Persians protest while the Left, MSM, and experts blather on. Even the commentaries here from “normal” populace have more common sense!
This feels like a strange statement when reports indicate that 80 Venezuelans were killed in the mission: “The mission was a stunning success, with no loss of American life”. It’s as if non-American life doesn’t matter in the calculus of mission success.
The guy who says he will arrest the PM of Israel tells us it's bad to arrest foreign dictators.
Bari Weiss is (a) a white supremacist (b) Zionist (c) islamophobe.
She is providing cover for the fascist Trump in his imperialist project which now takes the form of sezing Venezuala's oil to distract the world from his rape of little girls.
https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm/articles/the-rapid-rise-of-bari-weiss
Being a Zionist and 'Islamophobe' are actually good things lol.
You need to read Matt’s piece on suing for defamation. Nd since you’re a paid subscriber, she’ll have no trouble finding you.
(Plus, stop liking your own posts. It’s pathetic.)
If Bari sued him for that she'd be pretty pathetic (despite his stupid comments).
Plus, nothing wrong with liking your own posts, if you don't like yourself why should anyone else?
Thanks for telling us who you are.
Did they stop sending The Front Page to email in boxes?
I'm waiting for Eli's "MAGA Fractures" piece...
Dave Chappelle was right....
https://www.reddit.com/r/UnderReportedNews/s/1ksjfBirxA
Copy Right protection was originally 14 years with a possible additional 14. Corporate America kept pushing Congress over the years for longer protection until Sonny Bono got a 150 year protection bill passed with the help of Walt Disney. Patent protection has also been morphed by corporate interests not at all to the people's benefit. And tax law has similarly been coopted by wealthy interests with the assistance of Congressional and White House prostitutes.
All of this self-serving behavior while the public worries about the Kartrashians and the next social media post nonsense.
Could you please stop linking to articles behind a paywall?
Great piece on German "free speech" from Public: https://www.public.news/p/left-wing-german-politicians-used
The contrast between the recently-pardoned former president of Honduras Hernandez and the recently-arrested former president Maduro of Venezuela sends a clear message throuhout the region. Hernandez is a scoundrel but he's our scoundrel. Maduro is a scoundrel but he's China's scoundrel. Which one is in prison?
Dare I say this will become a proxy war in Venezuela between the US and China? As a leftist, I am not aligning with Maduro and thus against Trump's actions; I am aligning with the knowledge of what happens when the US interferes in such a manner. Will this be another war like Iraq after we removed Saddam Hussain? A proxy war like Vietnam? We damaged civilian houses and many are buying up food out of fear. I know this from a Venezuelan friend in Venezuela. And those who are paying attention to Trump's words know what this whole thing is really about: oil. He has literally already said he will "get the oil flowing the way it should be." In other words, to American oil companies as opposed to Venezuelan control. However corrupt Venezuela may be, this amounts to theft. Oil is why we went in, Maduro was a cover, which is why Honduras has been left alone.
It's not theft when you pay for it.
Actually, this goes deeper and is more about security and protection from Chinese, Russian, and Iranian interests that have been unrestrained in Venezuela for a decade. But the many will continue to say it's only about the oil. We don't need Venezuela's oil. Their infrastructure will take years to repair and get up to speed. I urge you to read more deeply into this so that you can understand the geopolitics of this situation better.
How is this going to protect us from Russia, China, and Iran? I have a friend who does cybersecurity and that is where the threat lies. People don't seem to understand they are constantly looking for weaknesses through tech. We can undertake all the land skirmishes we want but they are going to come through our backdoor. As for Venezuela, this is absolutely about oil and it doesn't matter that we don't need it, Trump and the oil companies WANT it, and Trump is literally admitting it. If Trump is serious about security, he needs to stop giving away our technology to possible belligerents (AI to UAE, Arabs are not the friends he thinks they are) and his entire administration definitely needs to never share plans over group chats. This is literally the least secure admin ever, I mean seriously.
It removes Venezuela as a core asset and staging area for China, Iran, and Russia in the American hemisphere. Same reason JFK embargoed Cuba. This also makes the collapse of the Iranian regime more likely.
This admin just demonstrated that they are very capable and competent when planning and executing a foreign adventure like this. Same with the strike on Iran.
Oil is secondary. Addressing Chinese rare mineral supply chain dominance, eliminating Iranian manufacturing capability, and eradicating Russian military presence are primary. Venezuela has very rare minerals(colban) that are vital to defense and tech/electronic systems. China is getting those minerals shipped straight to them where they already have a monopoly on the market. Iran is supplying military training and are supplying weapons as are the Russians. All this happening within three hours flight time of our borders. I am not a military scholar or strategist, but getting Maduro out of there is a good start to re-securing the Western Hemisphere.
Also, I understand the tech comment and agree cyber security is another important issue.
Do you mean "coltan"-- columbite-tantalite?
Yes. Typo. Thanks!
RE: Venezuela. This is not just about "oil" or optional regime change. This is about US security in the Western Hemisphere. This is about China, Iran and Russia and how far they have dug in after a decade of free rein. This is about how that country has become a hub for dangerous adversaries who are exploiting it's natural resources, people, and instability while putting the United States at risk. Something had to be done.
Great comments as usual. Thank you.
IMHO the outcry about Venezuela from those on the liberal side of the political spectrum is because their side didn't get to pull this action off themselves. Forget morality or legality, it's all about power, prestige, and above all else, votes.
If the previous admin did this...
Hey, FP -- does the photo accompanying this Front Page portray Venezuelans who are happy about Maduro's takedown? Or unhappy? It's a tough call -- but it does seem like an anti-US demonstration. TFP takes its stance!
If I was a greater sceptic I would think that President Trump arresting Maduro, was not only because he was a indicted narco terrorist and enemy of the US, it would also fracture the Democrats even farther, by forcing them to align them with a totalitarian Socialist dictator that steals elections (promising the warmth of collectivism), just as they did with child mutilation and chemical castration, giving males the right to invade women sports and safe places, antisemitism, Hamas atrocities and Somalian fraud (praising themselves and saying Americans are jealous for them figuring out how to scam the government; is that not the American way?).
Oh, we are cynics aren't we. And yet...
Lol. Ok;)
Interesting that Venezuelans celebrate and Persians protest while the Left, MSM, and experts blather on. Even the commentaries here from “normal” populace have more common sense!