Puerto Rico asks Trump for help after Venezuela’s Maduro threatens invasion

[HumblePi]

Puerto Rico asks Trump for help after Venezuela’s Maduro threatens invasion
https://www.newsnationnow.com/world/puerto-rico-venezuela-maduro-threat/

Puerto Rico's new Republican governor is drawing attention to Venezuelan strongman Nicolás Maduro's military threats against the U.S. island in the wake of President-elect Trump's calls for U.S. territorial expansion.

In a letter to Trump dated Monday, Gov. Jenniffer González-Colón said Maduro's plea for Latin American troops to invade Puerto Rico "is an open threat to the United States, our national security and stability in the region."
Rubio says he'll put US interests 'above all else' at hearing

González-Colón's letter was in response to a Maduro speech on Sunday in Caracas, closing the "Global International Antifascist Festival."

"As in the north they have an agenda of colonization, we have an agenda of liberation, and that agenda was written for us by Simón Bolívar," said Maduro.

"The liberty of Puerto Rico is pending, and we will achieve it with Brazilian troops," added the Venezuelan, who last Friday took his third oath of office despite widespread claims that he rigged the July presidential election results.
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I wonder what emboldened Nicolas Maduro into thinking he had the right to threaten a US territory?

 

[Lex Talionis]

What can you do for me?

 

[Tigerace117]

Puerto Rico asks Trump for help after Venezuela’s Maduro threatens invasion
https://www.newsnationnow.com/world/puerto-rico-venezuela-maduro-threat/

Puerto Rico's new Republican governor is drawing attention to Venezuelan strongman Nicolás Maduro's military threats against the U.S. island in the wake of President-elect Trump's calls for U.S. territorial expansion.

In a letter to Trump dated Monday, Gov. Jenniffer González-Colón said Maduro's plea for Latin American troops to invade Puerto Rico "is an open threat to the United States, our national security and stability in the region."
Rubio says he'll put US interests 'above all else' at hearing

González-Colón's letter was in response to a Maduro speech on Sunday in Caracas, closing the "Global International Antifascist Festival."

"As in the north they have an agenda of colonization, we have an agenda of liberation, and that agenda was written for us by Simón Bolívar," said Maduro.

"The liberty of Puerto Rico is pending, and we will achieve it with Brazilian troops," added the Venezuelan, who last Friday took his third oath of office despite widespread claims that he rigged the July presidential election results.
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I wonder what emboldened Nicolas Maduro into thinking he had the right to threaten a US territory?

Hmm. America feels it has the right to threaten Panama, so I would guess this would probably Maduro’s way of “fighting back” and trying to build up his revolutionary “cred” so to speak.

Obviously the idea that Venezuela is going to invade Puerto Rico with a third country’s troops is deeply absurd.

 

[eman623]

I can only wish Maduro attempted an invasion. That would be cause to finally rid the world of that idiot.

 

[Tigerace117]

I can only wish Maduro attempted an invasion. That would be cause to finally rid the world of that idiot.

Venezuela literally can’t do it.

America invading Venezuela, though, would be a disaster. Colombia’s been fighting guerrillas for going on seventy years, with extensive American help, and still hasn’t managed to beat them.

 

[eman623]

Venezuela literally can’t do it.

America invading Venezuela, though, would be a disaster. Colombia’s been fighting guerrillas for going on seventy years, with extensive American help, and still hasn’t managed to beat them.

Who said invasion? We go in, arrest Maduro and his cronies, hold free elections and leave.

 

[Tigerace117]

Who said invasion? We go in, arrest Maduro and his cronies, hold free elections and leave.

So invade, fight across Caracas— a city teeming with heavy armed paramilitaries and regular troops— try and “arrest” Maduro, then occupy the country long enough for elections to be held— all of which would be under constant attack from insurgents and cartel members— and then supposedly withdraw.

What could go wrong?

 

[eman623]

So invade, fight across Caracas— a city teeming with heavy armed paramilitaries and regular troops— try and “arrest” Maduro, then occupy the country long enough for elections to be held— all of which would be under constant attack from insurgents and cartel members— and then supposedly withdraw.

What could go wrong?

Manuel Noriega probably thought himself safe from invasion too.

 

[Tigerace117]

Manuel Noriega probably thought himself safe from invasion too.

Panama is roughly 30,000 square miles.

Venezuela is 350,000 square miles.

Panama City has a population of 1.1 million.

Caracas has a population of 3.2 million.

Trying to claim the two are even remotely equivalent is hilarious.

And of course Noriega thought he was safe; Ronald Reagan happily supported him for years in order to funnel arms to the drug dealers and terrorists carrying out attacks in Nicaragua for the US.

 

[Roadvirus]

Puerto Rico asks Trump for help after Venezuela’s Maduro threatens invasion
https://www.newsnationnow.com/world/puerto-rico-venezuela-maduro-threat/

Puerto Rico's new Republican governor is drawing attention to Venezuelan strongman Nicolás Maduro's military threats against the U.S. island in the wake of President-elect Trump's calls for U.S. territorial expansion.

In a letter to Trump dated Monday, Gov. Jenniffer González-Colón said Maduro's plea for Latin American troops to invade Puerto Rico "is an open threat to the United States, our national security and stability in the region."
Rubio says he'll put US interests 'above all else' at hearing

González-Colón's letter was in response to a Maduro speech on Sunday in Caracas, closing the "Global International Antifascist Festival."

"As in the north they have an agenda of colonization, we have an agenda of liberation, and that agenda was written for us by Simón Bolívar," said Maduro.

"The liberty of Puerto Rico is pending, and we will achieve it with Brazilian troops," added the Venezuelan, who last Friday took his third oath of office despite widespread claims that he rigged the July presidential election results.
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I wonder what emboldened Nicolas Maduro into thinking he had the right to threaten a US territory?

Invading P.R. would be a bad move from Maduro. I'd assume invading P.R. would initiate Article 5 of NATO's charter just as invading any of the 50 states. Or would it be a bit of a gray area, since PR isn't a state but a territory?

 

[Roadvirus]

So invade, fight across Caracas— a city teeming with heavy armed paramilitaries and regular troops— try and “arrest” Maduro, then occupy the country long enough for elections to be held— all of which would be under constant attack from insurgents and cartel members— and then supposedly withdraw.

What could go wrong?

The political opposition is fairly large there. I'm sure they'd chip in.

 

[Tigerace117]

Invading P.R. would be a bad move from Maduro. I'd assume invading P.R. would initiate Article 5 of NATO's charter just as invading any of the 50 states. Or would it be a bit of a gray area, since PR isn't a state but a territory?

Why on earth would any NATO member help the US after the US has spent the last couple weeks openly threatening Denmark and Greenland?

 

[Tigerace117]

The political opposition is fairly large there. I'm sure they'd chip in.

Opposing your country’s leader doesn’t necessarily mean you support a foreign invasion force attacking your country, as history has shown dozens of times.

And even if the US does successfully capture Maduro, that doesn’t change the problem of the impending insurgency.....in a region where insurgents have operated with great success for decades.

 

[eman623]

Panama is roughly 30,000 square miles.

Venezuela is 350,000 square miles.

Panama City has a population of 1.1 million.

Caracas has a population of 3.2 million.

Trying to claim the two are even remotely equivalent is hilarious.

And of course Noriega thought he was safe; Ronald Reagan happily supported him for years in order to funnel arms to the drug dealers and terrorists carrying out attacks in Nicaragua for the US.

How many of that 3.2 million would support the overthrow of Maduro and his dictatorship? Many, I think.

 

[Tigerace117]

How many of that 3.2 million would support the overthrow of Maduro and his dictatorship? Many, I think.

The US thought the same thing about Saddam and Iraq.

How’d that go again?

 

[Nickyjo]

Hmm. America feels it has the right to threaten Panama, so I would guess this would probably Maduro’s way of “fighting back” and trying to build up his revolutionary “cred” so to speak.

Obviously the idea that Venezuela is going to invade Puerto Rico with a third country’s troops is deeply absurd.

Besides, Puerto Ricans can take a cue from Trump and defend themselves by tossing rolls of paper towels at Venezuelan invaders.

 

[Tigerace117]

Besides, Puerto Ricans can take a cue from Trump and defend themselves by tossing rolls of paper towels at Venezuelan invaders.

The Brazilian invaders, technically. Maduro isn’t even using his own guys, apparently.

How, exactly, the Brazilians are supposed to get to Puerto Rico— and the fact that Brazilians speak Portuguese while Puerto Ricans speak Spanish— appear to have gone unnoticed in the drafting of the master plan.

 

[diz]

"The liberty of Puerto Rico is pending, and we will achieve it with Brazilian troops," added the Venezuelan, who last Friday took his third oath of office despite widespread claims that he rigged the July presidential election results.
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I wonder what emboldened Nicolas Maduro into thinking he had the right to threaten a US territory?

I'm beginning to think there's nothing so ridiculously implausible that some Trump-hater won't try to attack Trump over it.

Maybe the answer is to hire this guy to coach them on how not to sound crazy:

 

[Questerr]

Manuel Noriega probably thought himself safe from invasion too.

Is Venezuela full of American military bases like Panama was?

 

[HumblePi]

It's clearly an open threat to a US territory and at the very least, it requires some sort of response from Trump 2.0.

 

[Nickyjo]

I'm beginning to think there's nothing so ridiculously implausible that some Trump-hater won't try to attack Trump over it.

Maybe the answer is to hire this guy to coach them on how not to sound crazy:

As I have posted before, no need to make up or exaggerate anything about Trump. He supplies us with all the lies and bigoted statements necessary to judge him for the crook and fascist-sounding leader he has been for much of his public life.

 

[diz]

As I have posted before, no need to make up or exaggerate anything about Trump. He supplies us with all the lies and bigoted statements necessary to judge him for the crook and fascist-sounding leader he has been for much of his public life.

OK, but this in this particular case Maduro said something idiotic, ridiculous and implausible.

That has noting much to do with Trump.

The mentally balanced person does not attempt to give it credence to attack Trump.

 

[Nickyjo]

OK, but this in this particular case Maduro said something idiotic, ridiculous and implausible.

That has noting much to do with Trump.

The mentally balanced person does not attempt to give it credence to attack Trump.

Right, the Venezuela takes Puerto Rico cause Trump makes noises about Panama thing just adds one unlikely absurdity to another.