‘We’re going to keep the oil’: Trump defends Venezuela action, rejects Iraq comparison (www.msn.com)
from AbsolutelyNotAVelociraptor@sh.itjust.works to world@lemmy.world on 06 Jan 15:22
https://sh.itjust.works/post/52929263

“The difference between Iraq and this is that (the US) didn’t keep the oil. We’re going to keep the oil,” Trump told MS NOW. “In 2016, I said we should have kept the oil. It caused a lot of controversy. Well, we should have kept the oil. And we’re going to rebuild their broken-down oil facilities, and this time we’re going to keep the oil.”

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ShellMonkey@piefed.socdojo.com on 06 Jan 15:28 next collapse

Do we get to keep the drugz too boss?

comrade_twisty@feddit.org on 06 Jan 16:32 next collapse

Marco needs all the cocaine he can get for his next erratic press conference

NoForwadSlashS@piefed.social on 06 Jan 16:39 collapse

But where is the erotic Rubio press conference?

myrmidex@belgae.social on 06 Jan 16:46 collapse

There’s quite some tongue-action in this old video of his.

NoForwadSlashS@piefed.social on 06 Jan 17:23 collapse

I wish I hadn’t said anything

gravitywell@sh.itjust.works on 06 Jan 17:15 collapse

He did promise to bring drug prices down by over 100% so maybe that’s part of the plan.

UnspecificGravity@piefed.social on 06 Jan 15:53 next collapse

He is literally arguing that the comparison is unfair because his venture in Venezuela is significantly less justified than even the absurdly illegal invasion of Iraq.

Tja@programming.dev on 06 Jan 19:20 collapse

That’s his only saving trait: how absurdly dumb he is and how transparently he exposes the corruption.

And the “drain the swamp” crowd love it.

i_am_not_a_robot@discuss.tchncs.de on 06 Jan 17:39 next collapse

Yes. The problem with Iraq was that during the invasion and occupation there wasn’t enough looting. Obviously, stealing from the country will bring the citizens over to the American side and stabilize the country to avoid a drawn out, unwinnable war.

demonsword@lemmy.world on 07 Jan 19:12 collapse

That’s kind of expected of thieves, really