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Judi Lynn

(160,217 posts)
Tue Feb 19, 2019, 11:03 PM Feb 2019

Here's the real and terrifying reason Trump is pushing for a coup in Venezuela

Michael Fox, Independent Media Institute MICHAEL FOX, INDEPENDENT MEDIA INSTITUTE - COMMENTARY 19 FEB 2019 AT 21:07 ET

On Monday, President Donald Trump met with the Venezuelan community in Miami, Florida. His speech represented more than just disdain for the country’s president Nicolas Maduro; it was a sign of what may really be behind his increasing rhetoric against Venezuela: Reelection. 2020.

Florida will be a key swing state in next year’s elections. Trump’s overtures to both the Venezuelan and Cuban-American communities were clear.

“The days of socialism and communism are numbered, not only in Venezuela but in Nicaragua and in Cuba as well,” Trump told the crowd.

But Trump’s push on Venezuela is not just about winning over key votes in Florida. It’s about sidelining progressives, distracting from domestic policies, and driving the U.S. into a war that could easily lift him into a second term.

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https://www.rawstory.com/2019/02/heres-real-terrifying-reason-trump-pushing-coup-venezuela/?utm_source=push_notifications

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Here's the real and terrifying reason Trump is pushing for a coup in Venezuela (Original Post) Judi Lynn Feb 2019 OP
And here's how they're working towards it: Matilda Feb 2019 #1
+++++++++++! 2naSalit Feb 2019 #2
Absolutely. n/t Judi Lynn Feb 2019 #6
It's tremendous to know you've been aware of what has happened repeatedly. Thank you. n/t Judi Lynn Feb 2019 #5
I wish more people realized what this stuff is really about. Thanks for posting. alwaysinasnit Feb 2019 #3
Thank you for your comment. I'm glad you've seen through the vicious propaganda. So appreciated. n/t Judi Lynn Feb 2019 #4
My eyes were opened when I read John Perkins' book, "Confessions of an Economic Hitman." alwaysinasnit Feb 2019 #9
K&R 2naSalit Feb 2019 #7
Trump always has a motive--to serve HIMSELF!! riversedge Feb 2019 #8

Matilda

(6,384 posts)
1. And here's how they're working towards it:
Tue Feb 19, 2019, 11:10 PM
Feb 2019

I just read this article by Lee Camp - I don't know him; we don't have his show in Australia, but what he says makes a heap of sense to me, and ties in with all the anti-socialist coups I recall in Latin America over decades.

https://www.truthdig.com/articles/everyone-has-fallen-for-the-lies-about-venezuela/


I don't think Maduro has the political skills of Chavez, but he's a long way from the arch-fiend the Trump administration is painting him.

It's Guiado who scares me; another in the long line of elites who've ruled Latin America for centuries and bled their people in the process.

alwaysinasnit

(5,037 posts)
9. My eyes were opened when I read John Perkins' book, "Confessions of an Economic Hitman."
Wed Feb 20, 2019, 02:58 PM
Feb 2019

We have a long history of pulling shit like this and lying to the American people about it.

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