Monday, January 05, 2026

Speaking Of Absurd

 Speak slowly, because apparently I’m very dumb:

It is absurd that we would allow a nation in our own backyard to become the supplier of resources to our adversaries, but not to us, to hoard weapons from our adversaries, to be able to be positioned as an asset against the United States, rather than on behalf of the United States," Miller said after Tapper asking about elections the first time.

"I know you love doing that smarmy thing, Jake, and I was hoping you'd be better than that this time," Miller said tersely.

"The objective, Jake, is security and stability for the people of Venezuela," Miller continued.
Me and the rest of the country.

And the way to achieve “the objective” is to assault the nation, abduct the president, and issue contradictory statements on who’s in charge and what’s expected. Oh, and to forcibly deport anyone here who hails from Venezuela.

Everyone in Venezuelan government is still in place, and yet we’re expecting a different outcome? “[S]ecurity and stability for the people of Venezuela”? Free and protected access to the oilfields, to do with as we please? Is it still “our oil”? Has the remainder of the Venezuelan government signed off on that? Citgo is the national oil company of Venezuela, but it now belongs to an American company. Chevron is the only oil company there; does the abduction of Maduro obviate any contracts Chevron had with the government?

We invaded Venezuela, killed at least 80 people abducting the President of that country, and “security and stability for the people” sounds an awful lot like “thoughts and prayers.” Especially because you said: they serve the United States, or else. “Security and stability for the people” means Venezuela becomes a vassal state of the U.S.

And then on to Colombia, and Cuba, and Greenland, and we haven’t even brought Venezuela to heel yet:
The Trump administration is pressuring Venezuela’s interim leader, Delcy Rodríguez, to make pro-U.S. moves or face further military action.

U.S. demands include cracking down on drug trafficking, expelling Iranian and Cuban operatives, and halting oil sales to U.S. adversaries.

Washington also expects her to eventually allow free elections and step aside, though not soon.

Source: POLITICO
-"Security and safety of the people” means Venezuela becomes a wholly owned subsidiary of the United States. By what right do we claim a superior interest? Proximity? So we’re going to nationalize Venezuelan oil? Because it’s “ours”? And the basis for that claim is…? He means people seeking political asylum. He thinks they come here looking for “insane asylums.” A term we stopped using over half-a-century ago.  With Trump’s clown collective running Venezuela from DC:
Trump named a group of U.S. officials — including Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Stephen Miller and Vice President JD Vance — to help oversee U.S. involvement in Venezuela.

“It's a group of all. They have all expertise, different expertise,” he said, adding that ultimate authority rests with him: “Me.”

Source: NBC News
And Bozo as the deciding vote, and Maduro insisting he is still the President. I’m sure Venezuela will have free and fair elections soon. As long as Trump accepts the outcome….
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