OFFICIAL LRC President Donald Trump SECOND TERM Thread

*'trump2028 wrote:

The boat strikes are very controlled. WSJ today:

She [Machado - the Nobel peace prize winner] had almost completed an escape that had been in the works for about two months and was carried out by a Venezuelan network that has helped other people flee the country, the person close to the operation said. The group said it made an important call to the U.S. military before they set out to sea, warning American forces in the region of the vessel’s occupants to avoid the kind of airstrike that has hit more than 20 similar vessels in the past three months, killing more than 80 people.
“We coordinated that she was going to leave by a specific area so that they would not blow up the boat,” said the person close to the operation.
The Trump administration was aware of the operation, said people familiar with the matter, but the extent of its involvement was unclear.
The U.S. Navy and the Pentagon declined to comment. Administration officials denied the accuracy of the military contact.

Around the same time of their crossing, a pair of U.S. Navy F-18s flew into the Gulf of Venezuela and spent roughly 40 minutes flying in tight circles near the route that would lead from the coast to Curaçao, according to flight-tracking data. It was the closest incursion of U.S. aircraft into Venezuelan airspace since the U.S. military buildup began in September.
Machado arrived in Curaçao around 3 p.m. Tuesday. She was met by a private contractor who specialized in extractions and was supplied by the Trump administration, the person said. Exhausted by the long trip, Machado checked into a hotel and stayed overnight, the person said.
As the sun rose in Curaçao and as guests began to gather in Oslo, an executive jet provided by a Miami associate took off from the island and headed for the Norwegian capital, after making a stop in Bangor, Maine, the person said. Before boarding the aircraft, Machado recorded a short audio message thanking “so many people…[who] risked their lives” so she could leave Venezuela.

Link:www.wsj.com/world/americas/disguised-a...

hussars 1776 wrote:

*'trump2028 wrote:

The boat strikes are very controlled. WSJ today:

She [Machado - the Nobel peace prize winner] had almost completed an escape that had been in the works for about two months and was carried out by a Venezuelan network that has helped other people flee the country, the person close to the operation said. The group said it made an important call to the U.S. military before they set out to sea, warning American forces in the region of the vessel’s occupants to avoid the kind of airstrike that has hit more than 20 similar vessels in the past three months, killing more than 80 people.
“We coordinated that she was going to leave by a specific area so that they would not blow up the boat,” said the person close to the operation.
The Trump administration was aware of the operation, said people familiar with the matter, but the extent of its involvement was unclear.
The U.S. Navy and the Pentagon declined to comment. Administration officials denied the accuracy of the military contact.

Around the same time of their crossing, a pair of U.S. Navy F-18s flew into the Gulf of Venezuela and spent roughly 40 minutes flying in tight circles near the route that would lead from the coast to Curaçao, according to flight-tracking data. It was the closest incursion of U.S. aircraft into Venezuelan airspace since the U.S. military buildup began in September.
Machado arrived in Curaçao around 3 p.m. Tuesday. She was met by a private contractor who specialized in extractions and was supplied by the Trump administration, the person said. Exhausted by the long trip, Machado checked into a hotel and stayed overnight, the person said.
As the sun rose in Curaçao and as guests began to gather in Oslo, an executive jet provided by a Miami associate took off from the island and headed for the Norwegian capital, after making a stop in Bangor, Maine, the person said. Before boarding the aircraft, Machado recorded a short audio message thanking “so many people…[who] risked their lives” so she could leave Venezuela.

Link:www.wsj.com/world/americas/disguised-a...

how do you feel about that 'keep america out of foreign wars' vote, sport?

trollism wrote:

*'trump2028 wrote:

The boat strikes are very controlled. WSJ today:

She [Machado - the Nobel peace prize winner] had almost completed an escape that had been in the works for about two months and was carried out by a Venezuelan network that has helped other people flee the country, the person close to the operation said. The group said it made an important call to the U.S. military before they set out to sea, warning American forces in the region of the vessel’s occupants to avoid the kind of airstrike that has hit more than 20 similar vessels in the past three months, killing more than 80 people.
“We coordinated that she was going to leave by a specific area so that they would not blow up the boat,” said the person close to the operation.
The Trump administration was aware of the operation, said people familiar with the matter, but the extent of its involvement was unclear.
The U.S. Navy and the Pentagon declined to comment. Administration officials denied the accuracy of the military contact.

Around the same time of their crossing, a pair of U.S. Navy F-18s flew into the Gulf of Venezuela and spent roughly 40 minutes flying in tight circles near the route that would lead from the coast to Curaçao, according to flight-tracking data. It was the closest incursion of U.S. aircraft into Venezuelan airspace since the U.S. military buildup began in September.
Machado arrived in Curaçao around 3 p.m. Tuesday. She was met by a private contractor who specialized in extractions and was supplied by the Trump administration, the person said. Exhausted by the long trip, Machado checked into a hotel and stayed overnight, the person said.
As the sun rose in Curaçao and as guests began to gather in Oslo, an executive jet provided by a Miami associate took off from the island and headed for the Norwegian capital, after making a stop in Bangor, Maine, the person said. Before boarding the aircraft, Machado recorded a short audio message thanking “so many people…[who] risked their lives” so she could leave Venezuela.

Link:www.wsj.com/world/americas/disguised-a...

So basically they had to phone ahead to let the US military know that their boat full of non-drug smugglers was full of non-drug smugglers and they should avoid blowing it up and murdering all on board?

That doesn't really bode that well for all the other small boats full of non-drug smugglers who don't have a hotline to the US government, don't you think?

hussars 1776 wrote:

*'trump2028 wrote:

The boat strikes are very controlled. WSJ today:

She [Machado - the Nobel peace prize winner] had almost completed an escape that had been in the works for about two months and was carried out by a Venezuelan network that has helped other people flee the country, the person close to the operation said. The group said it made an important call to the U.S. military before they set out to sea, warning American forces in the region of the vessel’s occupants to avoid the kind of airstrike that has hit more than 20 similar vessels in the past three months, killing more than 80 people.
“We coordinated that she was going to leave by a specific area so that they would not blow up the boat,” said the person close to the operation.
The Trump administration was aware of the operation, said people familiar with the matter, but the extent of its involvement was unclear.
The U.S. Navy and the Pentagon declined to comment. Administration officials denied the accuracy of the military contact.

Around the same time of their crossing, a pair of U.S. Navy F-18s flew into the Gulf of Venezuela and spent roughly 40 minutes flying in tight circles near the route that would lead from the coast to Curaçao, according to flight-tracking data. It was the closest incursion of U.S. aircraft into Venezuelan airspace since the U.S. military buildup began in September.
Machado arrived in Curaçao around 3 p.m. Tuesday. She was met by a private contractor who specialized in extractions and was supplied by the Trump administration, the person said. Exhausted by the long trip, Machado checked into a hotel and stayed overnight, the person said.
As the sun rose in Curaçao and as guests began to gather in Oslo, an executive jet provided by a Miami associate took off from the island and headed for the Norwegian capital, after making a stop in Bangor, Maine, the person said. Before boarding the aircraft, Machado recorded a short audio message thanking “so many people…[who] risked their lives” so she could leave Venezuela.

Link:www.wsj.com/world/americas/disguised-a...

how do you feel about that 'keep america out of foreign wars' vote, sport?