based on site demographics I can’t be alone in this. immediately feels like 2004 never ended.
fuck every single person involved in conceiving and executing these actions, and the many who will make excuses for it.
EDIT: idk why I was so specific about the years. any fellow “war on terror” experiencers are the intended audience here.
It won’t be like Iraq
The US has no desire or appetite for such a conflict again, and they probably don’t need to do such a thing again
They’ll execute Maduro or imprison him for life, then help install some pro west sycophant that will let them suck the country dry
I truly believe the military will coup if they install someone like machado
Why would they do that? I doubt the military are bought in to Chavismo and Machado seems more than capable of sucking up to whoever she needs to.
PSUV is deeply interwined with their military and vice versa. Chavez and Maduro actually purged and rebuilt their militaries unlike some Latin America leaders. Given the old military removed Chavez early in his presidency (didn’t take) and he also was a former officer.
Why didn’t they shoot back then?
There’s like a host of reasons they might not have ranging from electronic warfare to bribing a small number of guys (which is easier than a whole ass coup).
As i understand it the military in Venezuela is explicitly structured to be friendly to the current government