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Re: They have attacked Venezuela': President Gustavo Petro claims Caracas under missile attack
« Reply #500 on: January 04, 2026, 03:53:41 pm »
Just a thought, don't mean nuthin', but...

The bus driver is soon going to appear in court.
I'm under the impression that the federal judge assigned to the case is on the left side of things.

What are the chances that (pick one below):
- the judge orders maduro released on bond
- the judge orders maduro released on his own recognizance
- the judge simply dismisses the charges and orders maduro released, free.

???
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« Reply #501 on: January 04, 2026, 04:07:45 pm »
Quote from: Wingnut on January 04, 2026, 03:52:49 pm
Whiney little shit, your friend.

Whiney little hypocrite, you are.
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Re: They have attacked Venezuela': President Gustavo Petro claims Caracas under missile attack
« Reply #502 on: January 04, 2026, 04:15:02 pm »
Quote from: Timber Rattler on January 04, 2026, 04:07:45 pm
Whiney little hypocrite, you are.
Where was your friend when previous presidents did this sort of thing?
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« Reply #503 on: January 04, 2026, 04:15:51 pm »
The U.S. Constitution is not a suicide pact. The President is not only Chief Executive, he is the Commander-in-Chief of our armed forces. Congress has the power to declare "war", but this is a military action against a bad actor, in our own hemisphere, and does not require such a declaration. That is a matter of historical fact, with a long list of precedents.
 
In acting as he did, President Trump has not only removed a narco-terrorist Dictator who assumed his office illegally and seized American assets, also illegally.

There are risks involved, and our government appears to be well aware of them. 

Venezuela is not Vietnam, nor is it Afghanistan. We are not fighting a war for their citizens, nor should we.  We restored their chance at liberty, which all people deserve, and in the process frustrated the ambitions of the anti-American powers in China, Russia and Iran who have used Venezuela as a hemispheric proxy. 

The Constitution allows the President to so act under Article 2 Section 2, and I am confident the the Supreme Court would see it the same way, as they have in the past. 
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Re: They have attacked Venezuela': President Gustavo Petro claims Caracas under missile attack
« Reply #504 on: January 04, 2026, 04:26:41 pm »
Quote from: mountaineer on January 04, 2026, 04:15:02 pm
Where was your friend when previous presidents did this sort of thing?

He's been rock solid with this opinion since the 1980s, and so have I.

But again, as your question implies, just because other presidents "did this sort of thing," does that make it all right because Trump is "our guy?"
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« Reply #505 on: January 04, 2026, 04:27:41 pm »
Reagan, Bush, Kennedy and Eisenhower did this...now it's a problem?

Full List of Dictators the US Has Ousted Throughout History

When ordering elite troops to storm a fortified compound in Caracas and capture Venezuelan strongman Nicolás Maduro on Saturday morning, President Donald Trump tapped into a long history of U.S. interventions triggering regime changes in countries across the world—albeit one he had harshly criticized in the past.

The U.S. involvement was not always meant to topple a hated dictator or a brutal authoritarian leader, as the country has historically intervened to prevent the spread of communism—as in the cases of Vietnam and Cuba. But it has also often intervened to back grassroots protests and remove strongmen who were causing international disruptions and posing global threats.

https://www.newsweek.com/full-list-dictators-us-ousted-throughout-history-11304537

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Re: They have attacked Venezuela': President Gustavo Petro claims Caracas under missile attack
« Reply #506 on: January 04, 2026, 04:28:30 pm »
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« Reply #507 on: January 04, 2026, 04:29:45 pm »
Timber tries to rattle us up with:
"But again, as your question implies, just because other presidents "did this sort of thing," does that make it all right because Trump is "our guy?""

Yup.
It's alright with me.

Sorry if you don't like this reply.
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« Reply #508 on: January 04, 2026, 04:30:59 pm »
Quote from: Timber Rattler on January 04, 2026, 04:26:41 pm
But again, as your question implies, just because other presidents "did this sort of thing," does that make it all right because Trump is "our guy?"
Just pointing out the hypocrisy.
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« Reply #509 on: January 04, 2026, 04:36:00 pm »
Quote from: andy58-in-nh on January 04, 2026, 04:15:51 pm
The U.S. Constitution is not a suicide pact. The President is not only Chief Executive, he is the Commander-in-Chief of our armed forces. Congress has the power to declare "war", but this is a military action against a bad actor, in our own hemisphere, and does not require such a declaration. That is a matter of historical fact, with a long list of precedents.
 
In acting as he did, President Trump has not only removed a narco-terrorist Dictator who assumed his office illegally and seized American assets, also illegally.

There are risks involved, and our government appears to be well aware of them. 

Venezuela is not Vietnam, nor is it Afghanistan. We are not fighting a war for their citizens, nor should we.  We restored their chance at liberty, which all people deserve, and in the process frustrated the ambitions of the anti-American powers in China, Russia and Iran who have used Venezuela as a hemispheric proxy. 

The Constitution allows the President to so act under Article 2 Section 2, and I am confident the the Supreme Court would see it the same way, as they have in the past.

Good comments.
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Re: They have attacked Venezuela': President Gustavo Petro claims Caracas under missile attack
« Reply #510 on: January 04, 2026, 04:38:19 pm »
Satellite images show damage at Venezuelan base after U.S. operation to capture Maduro


Before-and-after satellite images show damage to military buildings at the Fuerte Tiuna complex outside Caracas, Venezuela, following U.S. strikes. (Credit: Satellite image (c) 2026 Vantor via Getty Images)

Satellite images taken Saturday show the scope of the damage caused by the U.S. military operation to capture Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro and his wife.

Before-and-after aerial photos reveal widespread destruction at the Fuerte Tiuna military installation outside Caracas, where Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, were ultimately taken into custody.

Several buildings inside the complex appear badly damaged or destroyed, and multiple vehicles were reduced to rubble.

Maduro and Flores were captured at their home within the Fuerte Tiuna complex, according to Venezuelan ruling party leader Nahum Fernández.

Venezuelan officials said people were killed during the operation, though the total number of casualties remains unclear, The Associated Press reported.

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https://www.foxnews.com/live-news/maduro-captured-venezuela-attack-january-4-2026
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Re: They have attacked Venezuela': President Gustavo Petro claims Caracas under missile attack
« Reply #511 on: January 04, 2026, 04:40:22 pm »
Quote from: andy58-in-nh on January 04, 2026, 04:15:51 pm
The U.S. Constitution is not a suicide pact. The President is not only Chief Executive, he is the Commander-in-Chief of our armed forces. Congress has the power to declare "war", but this is a military action against a bad actor, in our own hemisphere, and does not require such a declaration. That is a matter of historical fact, with a long list of precedents.
 
In acting as he did, President Trump has not only removed a narco-terrorist Dictator who assumed his office illegally and seized American assets, also illegally.

There are risks involved, and our government appears to be well aware of them. 

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The Constitution allows the President to so act under Article 2 Section 2, and I am confident the the Supreme Court would see it the same way, as they have in the past.

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« Reply #512 on: January 04, 2026, 04:40:26 pm »
It's easier to remove a narco-terrorist Dictator and bring him to America than to find a kid in a Somali run daycare.
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« Reply #513 on: January 04, 2026, 04:41:43 pm »
Quote from: Free Vulcan on January 04, 2026, 04:27:41 pm
Reagan, Bush, Kennedy and Eisenhower did this...now it's a problem?

You forgot U.S. Grant in Korea, McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt in the Philippines, Teddy again in Morocco, Taft with Nicaragua, Wilson in Russia and the Dominican Republic, Franklin Roosevelt with China, and Truman with Korea.

But just because they violated the Constitution makes it OK to continue doing so now?

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Re: They have attacked Venezuela': President Gustavo Petro claims Caracas under missile attack
« Reply #514 on: January 04, 2026, 04:43:12 pm »
"The apple doesn't fall far from the tree."  Rand is just as much of a kook as Ron Paul.  He's arguing himself into insignificance.
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« Reply #515 on: January 04, 2026, 04:43:27 pm »
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Sen. Tim Kaine (D., Va) told Fox that "the Constitution does not give the President the right to initiate military action." That is entirely incorrect. The Constitution does not give a president the right to declare war. However, presidents are allowed to use military forces without such a declaration...
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« Reply #516 on: January 04, 2026, 04:46:41 pm »
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...to seize and remove to the U.S. a foreign head of state of a sovereign country, killing some 40 people in the process?
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« Reply #517 on: January 04, 2026, 04:54:01 pm »
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That a US Senator would say such a thing is… well, it’s Tim Kaine.
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« Reply #519 on: January 04, 2026, 05:02:38 pm »
Somalians are divided on whether they should head to Venezuela to start daycare centers. /s
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« Reply #520 on: January 04, 2026, 05:04:48 pm »
Quote from: Lando Lincoln on January 04, 2026, 04:54:01 pm
That a US Senator would say such a thing is… well, it’s Tim Kaine.

He sure can deliver...the mail.
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« Reply #525 on: January 04, 2026, 05:14:55 pm »
Quote from: Timber Rattler on January 04, 2026, 04:46:41 pm
...to seize and remove to the U.S. a foreign head of state

But that was Rubio's point, he's not the real, legitimate head-of-state of Venezuela, he lost the last election then suspended civil liberties to rule as an illegal dictator ... so he's merely a drug-dealing gangster trespassing in the Venezuelan President's Office
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« Reply #526 on: January 04, 2026, 05:15:46 pm »
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Somalians are divided on whether they should head to Venezuela to start daycare centers. /s

May your 2026 be as profitable as a Somali daycare center.
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« Reply #527 on: January 04, 2026, 05:15:50 pm »
Not going to argue here, I have too much respect for those here that have a different opinion.

But as a long running Never-Trumper, I do approve of this action. America should stand up to blantant evil and the buildup of commies (China, Russia, Cuba) and druggers (including Isis gangs) that want safe-havens close to America.

So I have said it, but for those that point out problems with this, I understand, just I'm not on board. I feel us on the right have just lost our fight and I am glad to see it raise it's head again.
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« Reply #528 on: January 04, 2026, 05:26:47 pm »
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But that was Rubio's point, he's not the real, legitimate head-of-state of Venezuela, he lost the last election then suspended civil liberties to rule as an illegal dictator ... so he's merely a drug-dealing gangster trespassing in the Venezuelan President's Office

Then who is the legitimate head-of-state of Venezuela?
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« Reply #529 on: January 04, 2026, 05:46:19 pm »
Quote from: Timber Rattler on January 04, 2026, 05:26:47 pm
Then who is the legitimate head-of-state of Venezuela?

The person who got the most votes?  Just thinking out loud here....
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« Reply #530 on: January 04, 2026, 05:50:36 pm »
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The person who got the most votes?  ....

Hillary Clinton, by liberal logic.
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« Reply #531 on: January 04, 2026, 05:52:53 pm »
Quote from: Timber Rattler on January 04, 2026, 05:26:47 pm
Then who is the legitimate head-of-state of Venezuela?

That’s a complex question with no clear answer. Maduro was not recognized by much of the world including the US and Canada even before being removed. By extension, neither is/was VP Rodriguez. Strongman Maduro suspended the last election (which he lost).  So, Venezuela has no head of state.
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« Reply #532 on: January 04, 2026, 05:57:19 pm »
P. Diddy reportedly tried to console Maduro yesterday.  He told him that they took his oil too.
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« Reply #533 on: January 04, 2026, 06:03:37 pm »
You know, it just occurred to me that Maduro is the only TDA member that is here in the US legally.  Must be why Libtards are so upset.
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« Reply #534 on: January 04, 2026, 06:05:23 pm »
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How in the heck would Tim Kaine know what the Constitution says?  Kaine couldn't spell 'C-A-T' if you spotted him the 'C' and the 'A'.  He is the third dumbest Senator out of 100.
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Re: They have attacked Venezuela': President Gustavo Petro claims Caracas under missile attack
« Reply #535 on: January 04, 2026, 06:14:12 pm »
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How in the heck would Tim Kaine know what the Constitution says?  Kaine couldn't spell 'C-A-T' if you spotted him the 'C' and the 'A'.  He is the third dumbest Senator out of 100.

Jeopardy question: This Tim is the dumbest elected official in American politics.

That’s a tough one.
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Re: They have attacked Venezuela': President Gustavo Petro claims Caracas under missile attack
« Reply #536 on: January 04, 2026, 06:14:39 pm »
Quote from: Hoodat on January 04, 2026, 06:05:23 pm
How in the heck would Tim Kaine know what the Constitution says?  Kaine couldn't spell 'C-A-T' if you spotted him the 'C' and the 'A'.  He is the third dumbest Senator out of 100.
 

He was the "insurance candidate" Hillary Clinton selected for VP in 2016, that's all you need to know about his intellectual capacity.
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Re: They have attacked Venezuela': President Gustavo Petro claims Caracas under missile attack
« Reply #537 on: January 04, 2026, 06:14:43 pm »
Trump hits back at Venezuela's new leader and threatens her with a fate WORSE than Maduro's... as he names the next country he has his eyes on

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15433797/donald-trump-venezuela-leader-delcy-rodriguez-nicolas-maduro.html

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President Donald Trump threatened Venezuela's new leader with a grim fate far worse than ousted dictator Nicolas Maduro.

Trump, who said just hours after arresting Maduro and his wife in Caracas that he preferred hardline socialist Vice President Delcy Rodriguez as Maduro's successor rather than the country's opposition leader, Maria Corina Machado, appeared to change his tune on Sunday morning.

Now, the commander-in-chief says if Rodriguez 'doesn't do what's right, she is going to pay a very big price, probably bigger than Maduro,' Trump told The Atlantic.

As for the country's future, Trump said: 'You know, rebuilding there and regime change, anything you want to call it, is better than what you have right now. Can’t get any worse.'

Maduro is currently languishing in a New York federal jail after being taken in by US authorities on drug trafficking charges on Saturday.

The Republican leader also addressed rumors that he plans to take over Greenland next.

'We do need Greenland, absolutely,' Trump told the outlet, adding that the Danish territory is 'surrounded by Russian and Chinese ships.'

His comments on Greenland come just after Katie Miller, the wife of Trump's Deputy Chief of Staff, Steven Miller, shared a controversial post seemingly calling for the US to take the Arctic island over.

Miller, a conservative podcaster, posted a map of the Danish territory covered by the American flag and simply wrote 'SOON.'

The MAGA ally's threat immediately drew outrage among Greenlanders and Danes who stood up to protect their home, which is known for its untapped mineral wealth and is part of NATO.

For now, Trump said it's up to the world to decide what the US strike on Venezuela means for Greenland.

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Re: They have attacked Venezuela': President Gustavo Petro claims Caracas under missile attack
« Reply #538 on: January 04, 2026, 06:17:03 pm »
Quote from: Lando Lincoln on January 04, 2026, 06:14:12 pm
Jeopardy question: This Tim is the dumbest elected official in American politics.

That’s a tough one.

The Dems have a deep bench and a bunch of Hall O Shamers from the past in the competition.
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Re: They have attacked Venezuela': President Gustavo Petro claims Caracas under missile attack
« Reply #540 on: January 04, 2026, 06:32:59 pm »
What war?

There is no war to declare.
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Re: They have attacked Venezuela': President Gustavo Petro claims Caracas under missile attack
« Reply #541 on: January 04, 2026, 06:33:13 pm »
This is what the Socialist dictator Maduro did to people who peacefully protested.
Why are the media and the left defending this leftist tyrant (or squawking about his ouster)???

https://twitter.com/PeterSweden7/status/2007953498974171400
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« Reply #542 on: January 04, 2026, 07:41:30 pm »
Quote from: Canuck Conservative on January 04, 2026, 05:14:55 pm
But that was Rubio's point, he's not the real, legitimate head-of-state of Venezuela, he lost the last election then suspended civil liberties to rule as an illegal dictator ... so he's merely a drug-dealing gangster trespassing in the Venezuelan President's Office

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Re: They have attacked Venezuela': President Gustavo Petro claims Caracas under missile attack
« Reply #543 on: January 04, 2026, 07:57:03 pm »
Quote from: Fishrrman on January 04, 2026, 03:53:41 pm
Just a thought, don't mean nuthin', but...

The bus driver is soon going to appear in court.
I'm under the impression that the federal judge assigned to the case is on the left side of things.

What are the chances that (pick one below):
- the judge orders maduro released on bond
- the judge orders maduro released on his own recognizance
- the judge simply dismisses the charges and orders maduro released, free.

???

I think Maduro being set free by a socialist judge is high likely...question is ... then what? 
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« Reply #544 on: January 04, 2026, 08:00:14 pm »
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The judge simply dismisses the charges and orders Maduro released, free.  The leftists hate Trump.

It's not a matter of hating Trump it's a matter of them wanting socialism.
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« Reply #545 on: January 04, 2026, 08:02:56 pm »
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I think Maduro being set free by a socialist judge is high likely...question is ... then what?

LOL!  Maduro has a better chance of shaking hands with "Jesus" than being freed by a Commie judge's ruling.
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« Reply #546 on: January 04, 2026, 08:20:47 pm »
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LOL!  Maduro has a better chance of shaking hands with "Jesus" than being freed by a Commie judge's ruling.

I hope you are correct!
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« Reply #547 on: January 04, 2026, 08:21:26 pm »
Quote from: Wingnut on January 04, 2026, 08:10:46 pm
What our moron Trump haters fail to realize is that dictators like in Cuba and other countries in our hemisphere are shitting in their pants.

Exactly. As of now they all know that they exist only with Trump's permission.
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« Reply #548 on: January 04, 2026, 08:24:36 pm »
Quote from: mystery-ak on January 04, 2026, 05:01:25 pm

https://twitter.com/EricLDaugh/status/2007928184441086113

I'll go out on a limb here and say that Rubio will be our next president.  Vance is expected to run and become the GOP candidate but I think he'll lead TPUSA instead.
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« Reply #549 on: January 04, 2026, 09:19:48 pm »
Who will Side with China and Russia now? 
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