I’m not so hopeful. Venezuela has been looking to attack their neighbor, and if there’s one thing empires hate, it’s rival imperial interests in their “stomping grounds.” There’s no good reason why Trump wouldn’t want to bully them from afar as a show of strength, considering he’s attacked far more dangerous countries in the middle east for that same reason. He probably wouldn’t invade because he thinks forever wars are a bad idea(he’s correct), which would eliminate the guerilla tactics Venezuela could pull against him. It’d be a bombing campaign that Venezuela couldn’t do much against; an easy military “victory” with low short term stakes for Trump.
Nothing ever happens, this is just posturing that will be followed by more posturing
2 people already fucking died. Pretty sure their relatives think this is a bit more than posturing.
I’m not so hopeful. Venezuela has been looking to attack their neighbor, and if there’s one thing empires hate, it’s rival imperial interests in their “stomping grounds.” There’s no good reason why Trump wouldn’t want to bully them from afar as a show of strength, considering he’s attacked far more dangerous countries in the middle east for that same reason. He probably wouldn’t invade because he thinks forever wars are a bad idea(he’s correct), which would eliminate the guerilla tactics Venezuela could pull against him. It’d be a bombing campaign that Venezuela couldn’t do much against; an easy military “victory” with low short term stakes for Trump.