“The plans reportedly call for U.S. drones to strike Venezuelan traffickers’ membership, leaders and drug labs.”
WMDs ? Irak ? truthful and reliable /s
2. Bully then into submission for reasons
3. Say you'll stop hitting them if they cut some deals. Oil and deportees, in this case.
This is a not so subtle "warning" to Venezuela: "Do what we want or else..."
Like so many other cases of intentional leaks from the administration, it's likely meant as a deniable bluff. If someone criticizes the fact this militry planning is ongoing and it gets heat from Trump's own supporters, the adminstration can just blame it as "fake news anonymous sources." If Venzuela actually submits, then it's a win. If nothing at all happens, nothing lost.
When we talk about failure of the media, I believe part of that failure has become their own lack of introspection to see how they are being used by the administration. While it's been discussed time after time, there is still seemingly no solution, as competion for the next hot news story by up and coming journalists makes it all too easy to ignore that you're being used.
k310•4mo ago
Wait, it was their ship. Sorry.
Any pretense for offense.
Next up, any nation that exports drugs. Or acetaminophen.