2026-03-22 03:21 UTC
But the question remains: What did Trump accomplish in Venezuela?
· Did he shut down the drug trade? - No
· Did he change the regime? - No
· Did he open up Venezuelan oil? - Only partially, and only in response to his quagmire in Iran
The US naval blockade's intact w/ new exceptions, spending a $Billion every month despite grabbing Maduro.
Some Communist Socialism countries moving to Democratic Capitalism fail. See: Russia. Why? No patience. See: Afghanistan.
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https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2026/03/21/trump-cuba-protests-perspective-00836477
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@gkmizuno@mas.to 2026-03-22 03:32
If you're going to do regime change you can't go halfway in and you need a lot of patience (blood and $). America before Trump often went all-in but usually lacked patience. America with Trump won't even go halfway and has zero patience. What Trump brings is the facade of change and nothing else. In-between our failures, we move back to Realpolitik and from afar, support popular uprisings. But, a few years later, we have people who insist, "this time it'll be different", but have no plan.