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Gustavo Petro makes remark after Trump threatens military action similar to Venezuela
Donald Trump and his Colombian counterpart have turned up the volume of their war of words, further raising tensions between the two countries after US forces attacked Venezuela to remove Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro from power.
The country has long been a close partner of the US in the fight against drug trafficking and enjoyed bipartisan support in Washington but relations have soured dramatically since Trump came to office.
Petro spent part of his youth as a member of the leftist M-19 guerrilla group but is not believed to have ever participated in combat. After demobilizing, he participated in drafting a new constitution in 1991 and later became a respected lawmaker. He was mayor of the Colombian capital before being elected president.
“I swore not to touch a weapon again … but for the homeland I will take up arms again,” he said.
They’re punch drunk because no US personal died in the Maduro mission, but I guarantee you they are such fuckups that a major casualty event is inevitable if they keep it up.
The fuck up still has plenty of time. They have no idea what the next step is, and they are just praying Venezuela does exactly what they say.
If Venezuela fights back then other countries have a chance. Maduro is a bad guy, but Venezuela doesn’t need another dictator, especially a foreign one out to steal all its resources and wealth.
no US personal died? sounds like something they would lie about. considering they lie about everything.
Ehhh they’d probably make them into some weird martyr if it happened.
i imagine seeming invincible on the world stage is more important to a would be conquerer than honouring a fallen soldier, who he evidently sees as “suckers, and losers”