(01-03-2026 05:51 PM)WKUYG Wrote:  

(01-03-2026 05:38 PM)JRsec Wrote:  

(01-03-2026 05:26 PM)andybible1995 Wrote:  

(01-03-2026 04:08 PM)BobcatEngineer Wrote:  

(01-03-2026 03:34 PM)BigTigerMike Wrote:  Everybody has a right to question this military action and US involvement, but to not acknowledge that and be happy for the millions of Venezuelans there and in US and around the world celebrating that this narco-thug who stole an election is no longer in power is quite bizarre

I'm certainly happy Maduro is out of power and Venezuela is better off without him. I'm also impressed with how quickly and efficiently US armed forces were able to get this done.

I just think the whole thing reeks of the nation building BS we went through in the 2000s. We're occupying a nation now and plan on extracting their natural resources and profit off them.

Drugs are the new "weapons of mass destruction".

Drugs aside, I'm against nation building, regardless of who is President.

Should we align more with our Central and South American brethren over Europe? Yes

Should we turn them into future Americans? Absolutely not.

None of it is nation building. All of it in the South China Sea and Southern Pacific, in the Ukraine and potentially Europe, and in the Caribbean, Central and South America is the establishment of an active sphere of influence for the use of raw materials, defense of all peoples in those regions, and what is going to be 3 spheres of control by the Super-Powers.

Reject it or oppose it and we are in for WWIII. Utilize it and WWIII may be avoided for a few more decades. The United States is not going to tolerate Chinese or Russian influences in our sphere of control, and they will not tolerate ours.

Think of the U.N. being the NCAA, and all FCS and lower tier FBS countries will do their own thing but within the sphere of the Upper tier. And this will happen for defense (protection of markets and resources) and to help the most powerful protect their resources. Responsibility through it will be upon the Superpower to enhance the standard of living throughout their sphere of influence and that is in their self-interest because doing so will eliminate much of any potential threat if the vast majority of people lead improved lives.

Do that in all 3 spheres of influence and the chance for peace exists, at least until one feels they have taken the technological advantage.

You can call me a pessimist or simply a realist but avoiding WWIII right now should be the globes priority. We all lose if it breaks out and the extant forces are there for it to ignite.

You post fully states what is going on in this world today. The problem with that one of the three countries are free people with the ability to voice disagreement without fear of government making them disappear. That's why I believe Trump is the 100% correct person at this time in history to be the American President.

Trump seems to see the overall big picture of China and Russia and understands China is the biggest threat to America. Most politicians would not do what Trump just did in fear of blowback. This is not about country building or even drug flow (for the most part)....

its about stabilizing a country in our sphere and stopping China from gaining a influence. A lot of people, on both sides , that could have been president, even if they understood the big picture. Would not have made this move....because of politics optics