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I’ve never hidden the fact that I was socialist at school and university. Which is why I understand where a lot of you are coming from. Nice try. There was no pro-Maduro stuff. All the quoted posts pre-date Maduro. These posts in 2013 were done before I even went to University… I’ll happily...

That’s a blast from the past when I was a young and naive socialist. Hugo Chavez, for his faults, did actually have legitimacy. Maduro did for his term because he was a continuation of Chavez. Ironically, there was a lot of confused mental gymnastics going on to have those views.

Might has always been right. International Law is a construct designed to impose Western values globally. Did the USSR, China, Latin America, the Middle East or even Africa subscribe to ‘international law’ at the time? Of course not. It’s an irony that you and others haven’t actually grasped this.

None of those countries were democracies. Venezuela was 10 years ago and has a sophisticated opposition ready to take over. That’s a pretty fundamental difference. After all, there’s US didn’t need to put boots on the ground to achieve their goals.

Dude, read my posts. Of course there’s a lot of geopolitics going on here. @Captain Dart shared a noteworthy Twitter thread. I’ll answer it. Maduro is a ‘socialist’ and most staunchest of criticism Trump’s intervention are mostly left wing. It’s convenient to frame the Trump administrations as...

Just answer the questions, do you think Maduro won the election fairly in 2018? If not, if democracy returns to Venezuela would this intervention be a good thing? International law is a post-WW2 construct and most nations will bend/break the rules if it’s convenient to do so.

I’ve already said it’s geopolitical. In this instance, authoritarian regimes side with Russia, China, Iran, NK and so on. Democratic ones side with the USA, Australia, UK, EU and so on. Therefore, deposing an authoritarian regime with (hopefully) a democratic one serves US (and the West’s)...

It’s not just Trump, it’s the entire West. Putin tried and failed to oust Zelensky so this rabbit hole is pretty pointless. Do you think Maduro won fairly? I’m getting an impression that you think he had. Let’s try to find common ground here. If Venezuelan democracy flourishes again, would...

Not at all. If you want to condemn the strikes, go for it. The silence over Iran and Venezuela is deafening. Two evil regimes that ought to be consigned to the dustbin of history.

This is a stretch BSB and either way, the end result was that Trump relinquished power peacefully and contested the next election and won. Drawing equivalence elsewhere is a weak argument. In fact, for you to say he’s “no better than Maduro” tells everyone that you don’t a scooby about Maduro...

On Afghanistan, Trump stayed in there and it was Biden who pulled out and let the Taliban take over. Unlike the other countries, there isn’t a sophisticated opposition ready to take the reins and as our misguided attempts of nation building in Iraq, Afghanistan and Libya has shown… you can’t...

It’s geopolitical. It so happens that Venezuela supports the enemies of the USA so of course deposing Maduro serves their interests. The Venezuelan Opposition are also claiming Maduro’s exit was ‘negotiated’. Clutching at straws. The transfer of power happened and Trump won the next election...

Have seen what’s going on in Iran? They’re shooting at protesters. It’s a possibility that it’s the beginning of the end for that regime too which, like Maduro, is a long time coming. Anyway, back to Venezuela, anyone who’s actually looked into Maduro’s regime won’t shed a tear at today’s news...

To answer your question, no because it’d trigger a nuclear war. It’s a stupid question because you know that to be true. The Trump admin is threatening to intervene in Iran again so there is a common theme there.

I was being slightly sarcastic in the first instance but in any case, there will be no tears shed for Maduro over here. Maduro’s second presidency was only legitimate in the eyes of; China, Russia, Belarus, Palestine, North Korea, Cuba, Syria and Turkey. The EU, Britain, Australia and the US...

What’s got you so upset this time? If Trump did what Maduro had done, you’d be pretty happy if he deposed.

To be fair to you, the big question for Venezuela is ‘what next?’ You’d hope free and fair elections take place but there’s a real risk that it also descends into anarchy - like Iraq and Libya did.

Probably not, they’ve just captured Maduro. I’m sure everyone will rejoice at the deposition of a dictator.

The absolute max Ipswich can get is 107 points and that’s without dropping any points. We’re the only team that could realistic chance of clearing 100 points. 88-90 points should be enough, I can’t see anyone below Ipswich getting 45+ points from the next 21 games. It’s not even a guarantee...

Personally? I’d say no. The signings this Jan should be temporary because we need the flexibility going into the summer should we promoted. Perhaps Lampard sees things differently but Piroe is a player who’s top quality for the Championship, probably not quite good enough to establish himself...