Latin America

[O Really]

The merits are only on whether you follow the law or you don't.

[supesalemgr2]

The merits are only on whether you follow the law or you don't.

BS if the action is protecting Americans.

[O Really]

I have no words.

[GoCubsGo]

I will take the military's assessment it was a drug smuggling operation. I am sorry O Really does not like my assessment of the operation.

My god you're a gullible old fool.

It's not a military assessment, they just did the murdering.

[GoCubsGo]

I have no words.

Is it good to be old?

[Vrede too]

https://www.blueridgedebate.com/viewtop ... 38#p218238

The U.S. Navy now has two Aegis guided-missile destroyers — the USS Gravely and the USS Jason Dunham — in the Caribbean, as well as the destroyer USS Sampson and the cruiser USS Lake Erie in the Pacific Ocean off Latin America, according to a defense official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe ongoing operations.

That military presence is set to expand. Three amphibious assault ships — a force that encompasses more than 4,000 sailors and Marines — would be entering the waters off Latin America by next week, the official said.

My god you're a gullible old fool.

It's not a military assessment, they just did the murdering.

Yep, you don't send a naval task force to interdict a few go-fasts, a job that the USGS has been doing with distinction for years. Rather, the goal is to goad Maduro into doing something rash and then, with or without a manufactured excuse, invade Venezuela proper and/or seize offshore islands and oil fields. Watch, it's a Yanqui script that has played out in Latin America and elsewhere for 200 years.

[GoCubsGo]

Lol

Supes is just fine with this.

[GoCubsGo]

Are we sure he's not a fascist?

[supesalemgr2]

Lol

Supes is just fine with this.

Fine with me. Protecting the American people. The fact it was not a governmental operation does not protect criminals.

[O Really]

Fine with me. Protecting the American people. The fact it was not a governmental operation does not protect criminals.

Actually, even if they were drug smugglers, they weren't (yet) criminals subject to US law. And the military has no authority to enforce civilian criminal law anyway. And even if they were criminals and were subject to US civilian criminal law, existing law would not permit their summary execution. Why can't you say "their intent was good, but they handled it poorly"?

[GoCubsGo]

Supes is a fascist, who knew?

[O Really]

Supes is a fascist, who knew?

Anybody who knows what fascism is and reads most anything Supes has written? Let's start with a summary:

Fascism is an ultranationalist political philosophy characterized by a strong, authoritarian central government, a dictatorial leader, militarism, and a focus on the nation over the individual. It rejects liberal democracy, embraces hierarchy and elitism, often includes racial nationalism and scapegoating of minorities, and uses propaganda and force to maintain power. Fascism's goal is to achieve national rebirth and stability through radical, often violent, political and social change.

What part of that definition does Supes disagree with?
Here's longer:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fascism

The only thing not fascist in today's Republican party and its adherents is the name.