I think what’s difficult to grasp is how easy they kidnapped Maduro. If it’s as easy as a few months of training, simulation and intelligence and then just do it, how is it possible that none of the other much worse world leaders have not had this happen to them until now? Has this ever even happened in recent history?

You’re telling me the US had the capability to eliminate any of the worst ones in much more problematic countries and chose not to because there was no oil in it for them? That’s a grim thought.

  • leaky_shower_thought@feddit.nl
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    6 days ago

    the us budget for wardefense is stupidly huge.

    i think the venezuelan budget is just way below 1% of us that we can easily say it is pure bullying. the other factors would be location and the lack of nearby potential adversity.