What bothers me most is that this is not geopolitical... it's transactional.

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What bothers me most is that this is not geopolitical... it's transactional.

Author: Curly1918 (17212 Posts - Joined: Aug 30, 2017)

Posted at 11:18 am on Dec 11, 2025

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It makes zero sense for us to appease a genocidal dictator threatening Europe but attack a banana republic one in South America.

Trump sees everything through the eyes of a business deal maker.

This narrowmindedness is not in our country's or the world's long-term interest.

Replies to: "What bothers me most is that this is not geopolitical... it's transactional."

We are on the brink of war with Venezuela [LINK] - Chris94 - 2:37pm 12/10/25 (10) [View All]
- Why would the Mercy adopt location reporting practices that would alert our enemies? - NedoftheHill - 12:43pm 12/11/25
  - It reports its position as a matter of course - Chris94 - 1:46pm 12/11/25
    - Right. Just seems to broadcast when the US decides to enter crisis mode. - NedoftheHill - 2:22pm 12/11/25
- What bothers me most is that this is not geopolitical... it's transactional. - Curly1918 - 11:18am 12/11/25
- Does a seized tanker count? [NT] - TyroneIrish - 7:48pm 12/10/25
  - That’s certainly an act of war - Chris94 - 9:03pm 12/10/25
- Something like Panama or Grenada? [NT] - NedoftheHill - 3:10pm 12/10/25
  - Not Grenada. Panama is best-case scenario. [NT] - Chris94 - 4:30pm 12/10/25
    - We dropped troops into Panama. Maybe it will be like our war with Iran earlier this year. - NedoftheHill - 8:28pm 12/10/25

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