[SanjayMehta]

Trump has nothing to lose. He's almost 80, doesn't care for Europe or NATO, and is clearly desperate to be remembered for something significant.

Kidnapping Maduro doesn't really ensure his name in the history books. But if he annexes Greenland and/or Canada, then he's the next Jefferson or Jackson.

He might even rename Greenland+Canada to Trumpland.

[watwut]

> Kidnapping Maduro doesn't really ensure his name in the history books.

I genuinely think this one got them exactly what they wanted. They felt like manly men doing manly men things. Figuratively speaking, they got off on it, stroke egos, felt the excitement of watching the attack and feeling like being the ones who made it.

All those involved are very emotional guys. Not emotional as in liking romance, but emotional as in "driven by feelings and emotions". This made them feel good and manly.

[JohnFen]

> He's almost 80, doesn't care for Europe or NATO

Or the US. All he cares about is himself.

[SanjayMehta]

> All he cares about is himself.

Indeed. That's why I said he's desperate to be remembered. For something.

[sddsfsfd]

Plenty of Americans care a lot for Trump. Dont be mistaken about how big a shithole America really is.

[JohnFen]

I was talking about what Trump cares about, not what his followers care about.

[drivingmenuts]

I can't think of a realistic, non-cynical reason that doesn't begin and end with "oil" for even looking funny at Venezuela. The whole "drugs 'r bad" thing doesn't wash.

[tim333]

There are a couple of things I can think of. There's the human rights stuff with torture chambers and a third of the population leaving which doesn't seem to bother Trump but the Venezuelans don't much like.

There's also Maduro's dancing which seems to have been a thing oddly enough https://www.stuff.co.nz/world-news/360920843/maduros-dancing...

[drivingmenuts]

Gotta be honest: "the human rights stuff with torture chambers" sounds like a bonus to a Trumpista. MAGA is not known for its progressive stance on human rights. More the opposite, really, as long as it's not them doing the suffering (or even being mildly inconvenienced).

[jacquesm]

And this will change now?

[tim333]

There already seems less dancing. Human rights I don't know. Rubio is saying "we all want to see" it. https://youtu.be/V8-tT22SJMo?t=44

[SanjayMehta]

Other countries are run by an oligarchy, the US is run by an oilygarchy.

[lostmsu]

I'm guessing you don't consider drugs to be on the top 3 issues in the US.

[rascul]

So few drugs come to the USA from Venezuela that if there's a list of issues, this is near the bottom in importance.