"It's an old and obvious pattern. An unpopular president - failing on the economy and losing his grip on power at home - decides to launch a war for regime change abroad. The American people don't want to 'run' a foreign country while our leaders fail to improve life in this one."
"unpopular."
"The American people don't want to 'run' a foreign country while our leaders fail to improve life in this one."
Donald Trump ordered an invasion of Venezuela on January 3, resulting in the arrest of Nicolás Maduro and at least 80 deaths, and declared the United States "in charge" of the country. Numerous Democrats and openly LGBTQ+ members of Congress condemned the incursion as illegal for bypassing Congress, warned it could destabilize the region and entangle the U.S. in a prolonged military campaign, and said it appears aimed at diverting attention from domestic problems such as rising living costs and gaps in health care access. A former Transportation Secretary summarized the motive as "unpopular" and described the action as a pattern of politically weakened leaders launching foreign conflicts.
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