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cross-posted from: https://lemdro.id/post/34242793

Does Venezuela have no army at all?

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[–] Commiejones@lemmygrad.ml 63 points 1 week ago (1 children)

They didn't "invade." They did an infiltration over time to to kidnap Maduro and then blew stuff up as cover for the extraction.

[–] Infamousblt@hexbear.net 50 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Foreign troops on the ground does not constitute a country being invaded? Absolutely ridiculous

[–] ColombianLenin@hexbear.net 54 points 1 week ago (1 children)

This is not an invasion. An invasion implies occupation of territory by troops, and would be disastrous for the US.

[–] Infamousblt@hexbear.net 15 points 1 week ago

Right, and the entire reason the US has done this is so they can install their puppet and occupy Venezuela as an oil colony. This was an invasion. A targeted one but absolutely is intended to directly lead to an occupation

[–] ZWQbpkzl@hexbear.net 42 points 1 week ago

If you want to be pedantic any infiltration could be considered an invasion. But invasion usually connotates an army taking territory.

[–] Commiejones@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 1 week ago

An invasion is done en mass and in the open with the intention of holding territory. This was a raid or an incursion.