@hightor,
Quote:As a meeting last August to discuss sanctions was concluding, the president turned to officials and asked: With a fast unravelling Venezuela threatening regional security, why can the US not simply invade the troubled country...he gave no indication he was about to order military plans...
Under Mr Trump’s leadership, the US, Canada and the EU have levied sanctions on dozens of senior Venezuelan officials, including Mr Maduro himself, over allegations of corruption, drug trafficking and human rights abuses.
The White House declined to comment on the private conversations, but a National Security Council spokesman reiterated that the US will consider all options at its disposal to help restore Venezuela’s democracy and bring stability.
The cheese-eaters would complain about any discussion about the desirability of overthrowing Hitler and restoring democracy to, and stability in, WWII Germany if Trump brought the possibility up, eh?
When that Panamanian dictator, Ortega, or whatever his name was, was running drugs into the USA, we took his sorry ass OUT. The people of Panama thanked us, too.