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Invasion of Venezuela - Megathread (use for all Venezuela-related news until further notice) (lemmygrad.ml)
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Please include sources for any claims; baseless speculation is counterproductive. Remember that this is not a win for the US, just another outburst of a dying empire.

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[–] Conselheiro@lemmygrad.ml 13 points 1 week ago

China, Russia, Iran and (surprisingly) Israel seem to be the weak spots for this tactic. I'd say it's hard to intimidate an enemy when they know you can't actually follow through on your threats.