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DonViejo

(60,536 posts) Tue Jan 2, 2018, 09:47 AM Jan 2018

'This guy's insane': Report reveals South American leaders feared Trump planned to invade Venezuela

Source: RawStory

BRAD REED
02 JAN 2018 AT 08:11 ET

This past August, President Donald Trump floated the idea of using military force against Venezuela’s government.

This idea didn’t sit well at all with other leaders in the region, and a new report from Politico claims that the leaders of Argentina, Brazil, Colombia and Panama all told Trump that they opposed invading Venezuela during a meeting at the United Nations General Assembly in September.

“[Secretary of State Rex Tillerson] tells me you don’t want me to use the military option in Venezuela,” Trump told the leaders during their meeting, according to Politico. When the leaders all responded that they were opposed to using military force against Venezuela, Trump seemed shocked. “Is that right?” he asked them. “Are you sure?”

A former U.S. official who was briefed on the meeting tells Politico that the leaders of the countries “just had wide eyes about the entire engagement” and walked away from it fearing Trump’s mental state could spark major wars in South America.

Read more: https://www.rawstory.com/2018/01/this-guys-insane-report-reveals-south-american-leaders-believed-trump-planned-to-invade-venezuela/

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'This guy's insane': Report reveals South American leaders feared Trump planned to invade Venezuela (Original Post) DonViejo Jan 2018 OP

What is it about War and Republicans? yuiyoshida Jan 2018 #1

It's the most profitable racket they've got. harun Jan 2018 #2

Jobs! Jobs! Jobs! left-of-center2012 Jan 2018 #3

Trump certainly takes stupidity to 11... GatoGordo Jan 2018 #4

So it is true America seeks to illegally overthrow the government of a sovereign nation. Again. Fred Sanders Jan 2018 #5

Maduro will be his own undoing. Chavismo is its own worst enemy right now GatoGordo Jan 2018 #7

Jeez! skamaria Jan 2018 #6

Next demands duforsure Jan 2018 #8

yuiyoshida

(41,832 posts)

1. What is it about War and Republicans?

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Tue Jan 2, 2018, 10:13 AM

Jan 2018

They thrive on it.

harun

(11,348 posts)

2. It's the most profitable racket they've got.

Reply to yuiyoshida (Reply #1)

Tue Jan 2, 2018, 10:45 AM

Jan 2018

left-of-center2012

(34,195 posts)

3. Jobs! Jobs! Jobs!

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Tue Jan 2, 2018, 11:42 AM

Jan 2018

GatoGordo

(2,412 posts)

4. Trump certainly takes stupidity to 11...

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Tue Jan 2, 2018, 12:49 PM

Jan 2018

Chavismo is crumbling all around Venezuela's dictator Maduro, and Trump gave Maduro the one thing he needed, just when he needed it... our Moron in Chief threatening military action and gave Maduro legitimacy. After all, Maduro had gone on and on for years claiming he needed to prepare for the "Yanqui invasion". And then Trump just gave him that gift.

Fred Sanders

(23,946 posts)

5. So it is true America seeks to illegally overthrow the government of a sovereign nation. Again.

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Tue Jan 2, 2018, 01:50 PM

Jan 2018

One has to wonder what America under Trump is covertly doing in Venezuela to undermine its government and economy.

Latin America is once again America's capitalist driven playground.