Takes that are definitely not gonna age like milk maduro-coffee

  • Great_Leader_Is_Dead@hexbear.net
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    11 months ago

    I’m no military expert but doesn’t the US still have the navy and it’s tons of planes and missiles? Considering Venezuela isn’t too far of a sail away I’d be concerned about that.

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      11 months ago

      The main thing it hasn’t used in Ukraine/Israel would be ballistic missiles yes. But I think these are committed resources they won’t use for anything because of Taiwan and the South China Sea issues. They can be considered resources that are tied up in “deterrence”.

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        11 months ago

        Yeah. Here the thing I think Venezuela wild win I just thing it could cost them more than some people here think. The US could just lob missiles from battleships at them and there isn’t much they could do in response.

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          11 months ago

          There is definitely some risk involved with what they’re doing. I’m a fence sitter currently. It’s either going to be remembered as a ballsy good move or the biggest mistake ever with absolutely no in-between.

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              11 months ago

              Yeah I just need to spend more time reading before I come off the fence really. I didn’t really settle into a position on donbas until a few weeks prior to the invasion despite having months and months of troops build up and nothing happening on the border. I don’t really like having opinions when I don’t feel fully informed. And I feel like I’ve only done the slightest amount of research on the origins of the dispute so far.