Harry Stone said:

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HoustonAg2106 said:

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Zobel said:

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who cares?

should the US oppose chinese expansion in the western hemisphere? or chinese expansion in critical industries and raw materials, to the point of monopolization? or their potential invasion of taiwan?

the world beyond our borders matters. our actions matter.

"hey one time some other people knocked over a statue" is about as facile a comparison as can possibly be made.

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First of all if you are so concerned about the Chinese maybe stop them from invading our farm property and other industries in our own damn country. They have bought thousands of acres of land outside of militates throughout the US and we have done nothing about it.

And how are we supposed to be taken seriously about opposing Tawaiin being invaded by a foreign country when we are doing the same exact thing literally. If anything we just gave a green light to China to take Tawaiin off the board

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Didnt realize Taiwan's leader was a narcoterrorist dictator who had sanctions against him. Apples to oranges my friend.

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pacecar02 said:

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Maduro a las 3 am pic.twitter.com/DFVO6qbxeE

— 🦇 CⱯMILO 🦇 (@EsteValencia) January 3, 2026

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Maduro’s involvement with drug trafficking is NOT made-up propaganda by Trump. It’s known fact.

Liberals are just lying about it.

The Maduro family has been facing drug cases since the Obama Administration.

Even Biden extradited one of Maduro’s top advisors on narco-terrorism… pic.twitter.com/dKvhjk8LgW

— Vince Dao (@VinceDaoTV) January 3, 2026

HoustonAg2106 said:

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Harry Stone said:

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HoustonAg2106 said:

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Zobel said:

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who cares?

should the US oppose chinese expansion in the western hemisphere? or chinese expansion in critical industries and raw materials, to the point of monopolization? or their potential invasion of taiwan?

the world beyond our borders matters. our actions matter.

"hey one time some other people knocked over a statue" is about as facile a comparison as can possibly be made.

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First of all if you are so concerned about the Chinese maybe stop them from invading our farm property and other industries in our own damn country. They have bought thousands of acres of land outside of militates throughout the US and we have done nothing about it.

And how are we supposed to be taken seriously about opposing Tawaiin being invaded by a foreign country when we are doing the same exact thing literally. If anything we just gave a green light to China to take Tawaiin off the board

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Didnt realize Taiwan's leader was a narcoterrorist dictator who had sanctions against him. Apples to oranges my friend.

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Apples and Oranges from our perspective, but China doesn't see it that way. It's entirely plausible to think they could take this as a sign of aggression and feel like their hand has now been forced to invade Taiwan just like Putin felt with Ukraine and the NATO situation.

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Apples and Oranges from our perspective, but China doesn't see it that way. It's entirely plausible to think they could take this as a sign of aggression and feel like their hand has now been forced to invade Taiwan just like Putin felt with Ukraine and the NATO situation.

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Classic: Trump Has Delta Force Operators Tell Maduro ‘You’re Fired’ https://t.co/J5FLu5zuP2 pic.twitter.com/w0OIT9CNVE

— The Babylon Bee (@TheBabylonBee) January 3, 2026

Notably, key Maduro allies appear to be in control. https://t.co/32GHRsqrBG

— OSINTtechnical (@Osinttechnical) January 3, 2026

techno-ag said:

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HoustonAg2106 said:

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Harry Stone said:

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HoustonAg2106 said:

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Zobel said:

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who cares?

should the US oppose chinese expansion in the western hemisphere? or chinese expansion in critical industries and raw materials, to the point of monopolization? or their potential invasion of taiwan?

the world beyond our borders matters. our actions matter.

"hey one time some other people knocked over a statue" is about as facile a comparison as can possibly be made.

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First of all if you are so concerned about the Chinese maybe stop them from invading our farm property and other industries in our own damn country. They have bought thousands of acres of land outside of militates throughout the US and we have done nothing about it.

And how are we supposed to be taken seriously about opposing Tawaiin being invaded by a foreign country when we are doing the same exact thing literally. If anything we just gave a green light to China to take Tawaiin off the board

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Didnt realize Taiwan's leader was a narcoterrorist dictator who had sanctions against him. Apples to oranges my friend.

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Apples and Oranges from our perspective, but China doesn't see it that way. It's entirely plausible to think they could take this as a sign of aggression and feel like their hand has now been forced to invade Taiwan just like Putin felt with Ukraine and the NATO situation.

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The question is, is China more likely to invade Taiwan now? Or less likely?

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Who?mikejones! said:

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New: Trump administration officials are internally pointing to a 1989 legal opinion and the subsequent US invasion of Panama as precedent to justify the operation that was carried out in Venezuela on Friday night without US congressional authorization, per 3 sources.
The 1989…

— Natasha Bertrand (@NatashaBertrand) January 3, 2026

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HoustonAg2106 said:

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techno-ag said:

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HoustonAg2106 said:

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Harry Stone said:

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HoustonAg2106 said:

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Zobel said:

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who cares?

should the US oppose chinese expansion in the western hemisphere? or chinese expansion in critical industries and raw materials, to the point of monopolization? or their potential invasion of taiwan?

the world beyond our borders matters. our actions matter.

"hey one time some other people knocked over a statue" is about as facile a comparison as can possibly be made.

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First of all if you are so concerned about the Chinese maybe stop them from invading our farm property and other industries in our own damn country. They have bought thousands of acres of land outside of militates throughout the US and we have done nothing about it.

And how are we supposed to be taken seriously about opposing Tawaiin being invaded by a foreign country when we are doing the same exact thing literally. If anything we just gave a green light to China to take Tawaiin off the board

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Didnt realize Taiwan's leader was a narcoterrorist dictator who had sanctions against him. Apples to oranges my friend.

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Apples and Oranges from our perspective, but China doesn't see it that way. It's entirely plausible to think they could take this as a sign of aggression and feel like their hand has now been forced to invade Taiwan just like Putin felt with Ukraine and the NATO situation.

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The question is, is China more likely to invade Taiwan now? Or less likely?

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I say more likely, way more likely actually

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YouBet said:

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HoustonAg2106 said:

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Harry Stone said:

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HoustonAg2106 said:

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Zobel said:

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who cares?

should the US oppose chinese expansion in the western hemisphere? or chinese expansion in critical industries and raw materials, to the point of monopolization? or their potential invasion of taiwan?

the world beyond our borders matters. our actions matter.

"hey one time some other people knocked over a statue" is about as facile a comparison as can possibly be made.

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First of all if you are so concerned about the Chinese maybe stop them from invading our farm property and other industries in our own damn country. They have bought thousands of acres of land outside of militates throughout the US and we have done nothing about it.

And how are we supposed to be taken seriously about opposing Tawaiin being invaded by a foreign country when we are doing the same exact thing literally. If anything we just gave a green light to China to take Tawaiin off the board

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Didnt realize Taiwan's leader was a narcoterrorist dictator who had sanctions against him. Apples to oranges my friend.

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Apples and Oranges from our perspective, but China doesn't see it that way. It's entirely plausible to think they could take this as a sign of aggression and feel like their hand has now been forced to invade Taiwan just like Putin felt with Ukraine and the NATO situation.

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China has already said they were going to invade Taiwan and by 2027 to be exact. So I see this as somewhat logical fallacy since you simply take them at face value and don't let what they've already said dictate what you should and shouldn't do to protect your own country in your own backyard.

Also, the entire western world has a strategic interest in Taiwan and we've already said we would defend them and so has Japan.

Hell, the UK Defense Minister told China they would nuke China if they did it.

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aggiehawg said:

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Correct my memory if I am mistaken but didn't Putin send in his troops in the very early days of the Ukraine war to take Zelensky out by capturing the airport in Kyiv? Complete failure?

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Zobel said:

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based on what? their newly secured energy supply li-- oh wait

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deddog said:

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American just kicked the door down and captured a commie dictator who has sent drugs and criminals into this country.

No loss of American life, and absolute bad a$$ery all around.
If you are miserable about it, and its clear that many folks on this thread are, you need to evaluate your life choices. Its almost certain that are a miserable person to be around, and poison to all around you.

Be better. Take a break from your hatred.
Its ok to celebrate America, even if it wasn't your party in power.
And don't forget to make an appointment with your shrink.

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Who?mikejones! said:

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The U.N. Security Council will reportedly hold an emergency meeting on Monday to discuss last night’s military operation by the United States against Venezuela, along with the arrest of Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.

— OSINTdefender (@sentdefender) January 3, 2026

The un and what army?



The era of the globalist is coming to an end. Un better start prepping

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YouBet said:

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HoustonAg2106 said:

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Harry Stone said:

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HoustonAg2106 said:

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Zobel said:

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who cares?

should the US oppose chinese expansion in the western hemisphere? or chinese expansion in critical industries and raw materials, to the point of monopolization? or their potential invasion of taiwan?

the world beyond our borders matters. our actions matter.

"hey one time some other people knocked over a statue" is about as facile a comparison as can possibly be made.

---

First of all if you are so concerned about the Chinese maybe stop them from invading our farm property and other industries in our own damn country. They have bought thousands of acres of land outside of militates throughout the US and we have done nothing about it.

And how are we supposed to be taken seriously about opposing Tawaiin being invaded by a foreign country when we are doing the same exact thing literally. If anything we just gave a green light to China to take Tawaiin off the board

---

Didnt realize Taiwan's leader was a narcoterrorist dictator who had sanctions against him. Apples to oranges my friend.

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Apples and Oranges from our perspective, but China doesn't see it that way. It's entirely plausible to think they could take this as a sign of aggression and feel like their hand has now been forced to invade Taiwan just like Putin felt with Ukraine and the NATO situation.

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China has already said they were going to invade Taiwan and by 2027 to be exact. So I see this as somewhat logical fallacy since you simply take them at face value and don't let what they've already said dictate what you should and shouldn't do to protect your own country in your own backyard.

Also, the entire western world has a strategic interest in Taiwan and we've already said we would defend them and so has Japan.

Hell, the UK Defense Minister told China they would nuke China if they did it.

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Deputy Travis Junior said:

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deddog said:

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American just kicked the door down and captured a commie dictator who has sent drugs and criminals into this country.

No loss of American life, and absolute bad a$$ery all around.
If you are miserable about it, and its clear that many folks on this thread are, you need to evaluate your life choices. Its almost certain that are a miserable person to be around, and poison to all around you.

Be better. Take a break from your hatred.
Its ok to celebrate America, even if it wasn't your party in power.
And don't forget to make an appointment with your shrink.

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Venezuelans are unanimously happy about this, it's geopolitically advantageous for us to clear out the China allies in our hemisphere, and our sends a strong message to the drug cartels. So it's hard to get upset in any way.

But damn, toppling the leader of a foreign country, even a crappy, evil one, is a large exercise of executive power. I can't help but be a little nervous about that part and the precedent it establishes.

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