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    Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey Feb 22
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    It's easy to be against "regime change" in principle, much harder to be against it in specific circumstances. That's why many on the Right who ostensibly claim to oppose regime change favor the Venezuela intervention. The unique circumstances justify it, they say. Same old trick.

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      2. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey Feb 22
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        Also note how the "anti-globalist" right, who constantly declare how much they hate neocons, are willing to follow the lead of Elliott Abrams, one of the most consummate neocons who ever lived. It's almost like their claimed anti-interventionist principle was never sincere.

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      3. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey Feb 22
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        Whatever you think about Maduro, it would be ridiculous to argue that his humanitarian offenses have been worse than, say, Saddam Hussein. Yet all these right-wing "anti-globalist" guys, including Trump, routinely affirm how unjustified the Iraq War was. They're incoherent.

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      4. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey Feb 22
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        No one's saying a full ground invasion of Venezuela is likely, but that's not the point. The point is the logic behind using US force to depose a foreign leader. Take Libya: no full ground invasion there either. Likewise, US military is now massing at the Venezuela border.

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      2. PoliRealm‏ @polirealm Feb 22
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        How is it "much harder" in specific circumstances?

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      3. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey Feb 22
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        Because specific circumstances, usually involving humanitarian suffering, can be cited as a reason to override one's anti-intervention principles. Happened in Syria, Libya, Iraq, etc. Always happens.

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      2. AKA‏ @Aydin_Adam Feb 22
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        I'm opposed to US intervention in Venezuela but fully support the efforts of the people to secure a better future for their country.

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      3. the ills of modern man‏ @M0rtecai Feb 22
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        if the vast majority of people opposed Maduro then more power to em, unfortunately for imperialist the opposite is true, which is why people calling for intervention are absolutely insane

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      2. Jeff Tidwell‏ @RealJeffTidwell Feb 22
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        You’re right. What’s the alternative?

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      3. Cris Solis‏ @tytcris Feb 22
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        not strangle their economy, no meddling in their electoral process, etcetera. basically not do crap we wouldn't like done on ourselves.

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      1. Lima Bean Jr.‏ @LimaBeanJr19 Feb 22
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        Their oil reserves are the largest in the world. So innocents will once again pay the price.

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      2. Jon Adams‏ @jonsherred Feb 22
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        that is why interventions are assayed as "mistakes" and not "war crimes."

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      2. Resist The Narrative‏ @NarrativeResist Feb 22
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        You can be against intervention all day long but when you see oil reserves of that size, and just on the US doorstep, well you can't just turn away.

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      3. Peter‏ @crankyfucker Feb 22
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        TBH those oil reserves aren't that great. They're poor grade, and difficult to extract.

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      1. Revolt‏ @dropguillotines Feb 22
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        They begin by framing with an admission that x leader is “bad”, then how we propose to stop the badness. My neighbor is bad because he has friends that block my drive when they visit. I don’t arm his kids with bats so they can beat him until he decides to move though.

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        They're all "anti-globalists" who always think we should intervene in the rest of the globe's business. And this particular case is always the exception.

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      1. Whammy‏ @leasthetried Feb 22
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        I would say that only a handful on the right, at least those elected, even pay lip service to being against regime change

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      1. JRD‏ @JeffD17660419 Feb 22
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        They will always sell "unique circumstances"

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      1. Ed Averill‏ @ed_averill Feb 22
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        Same old trick

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