Irrespective of what our views are in Putney (London,  not Vermont), the debates in Congress will be interesting as not all Senators or House Representatives sem in agreement with the President: Senator Bernie Sanders (via X/ @SenSanders) 1. It is illegal and unconstitutional. Congress did not authorize or even know about this military action. 2. It will make the world less safe. If international law is ignored, any nation or terrorist organization can justify a violent attack by pointing to Trump's actions in Venezuela This was Putin's logic in Ukraine. 3. It is blatant imperialism. Powerful nations do not have the egal or moral right to invade smaller countries to steal their natural resources. Venezuela's oil belongs to the people of Venezuela, not U.S. corporations. 4. At a time when the entire world is moving away from fossil fuels for cheaper and non-polluting sustainable energies, protecting the interests of Big Oil is bad for the climate and bad economics. 5. Maduro is corrupt and anti-democratic. So is MBS of Saud Arabia. So are manv other leaders around the world. Just because we do not like a countrv's leader does not mean we have the right to overthrow their government. 6. Trump ran for president as a "peace candidate' who believed in "America First," not someone who was qoing to "run" another country. At a time when 60% of Americans are living paycheck to paycheck, maybe he should try doing a better job running this country, not taking over Venezuela,

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Topic	Date Posted	Posted By
Trump in the Atlantic yesterday	05/01/26 10:09:00	David Ainsworth
Re:Trump in the Atlantic yesterday	05/01/26 11:28:00	Ivonne Holliday
Reply	05/01/26 11:51:00	Michael Ixer
Reply	05/01/26 11:52:00	Sue Hammond
Be afraid	05/01/26 12:09:00	David Ainsworth
Re:Be afraid	05/01/26 14:51:00	John Hawkes
Reply	05/01/26 17:49:00	Sue Hammond
Re:Reply	05/01/26 12:16:00	Ivonne Holliday
Re:Re:Reply	05/01/26 17:56:00	Sue Hammond
Re:Reply	05/01/26 14:34:00	John Hawkes
Reply	05/01/26 15:00:00	Michael Ixer
Re:Reply	05/01/26 15:46:00	Ivonne Holliday
Re:Re:Reply	05/01/26 16:03:00	Steven Rose
Reply	05/01/26 16:58:00	Michael Ixer
Re:Reply	05/01/26 17:40:00	Ivonne Holliday
Re:Reply	06/01/26 12:04:00	John Hawkes
Reply	06/01/26 17:22:00	Michael Ixer
Re:Reply	06/01/26 18:38:00	David Ainsworth
Reply	06/01/26 18:47:00	Michael Ixer
From the heart of MAGA	05/01/26 15:58:00	David Ainsworth
Re:From the heart of MAGA	05/01/26 18:44:00	Steven Rose
Reply	05/01/26 20:16:00	Michael Ixer
Might makes right apparently	05/01/26 21:33:00	David Ainsworth
Re:Might makes right apparently	06/01/26 14:13:00	John Hawkes
Re:From the heart of MAGA	06/01/26 13:44:00	John Hawkes
Reply	05/01/26 18:33:00	Sue Hammond
Re:Reply	05/01/26 22:12:00	Steven Rose
5 years ago tomorrow	05/01/26 22:49:00	David Ainsworth
Reply	05/01/26 22:45:00	Michael Ixer
Re:Reply	05/01/26 23:22:00	Gerry Boyce
Re:Reply	05/01/26 23:30:00	Jonathan Callaway
Re:Reply	05/01/26 23:34:00	Steven Rose
Re:Re:Reply	05/01/26 23:58:00	Steven Rose
Re:Re:Reply	06/01/26 00:19:00	David Ainsworth
Re:Re:Reply	06/01/26 00:39:00	David Ainsworth
Re:Re:Re:Reply	06/01/26 00:54:00	David Ainsworth
Reply	06/01/26 01:32:00	Michael Ixer
"A dog’s obeyed in office"	06/01/26 09:18:00	David Ainsworth
Re:"A dog’s obeyed in office"	07/01/26 11:42:00	John Hawkes
Re:Reply	06/01/26 09:23:00	Steven Rose
Re:Re:Reply	06/01/26 10:03:00	Ivonne Holliday
Reply	06/01/26 10:33:00	Michael Ixer
Handy Dandy	06/01/26 10:48:00	David Ainsworth
Reply	06/01/26 11:56:00	Michael Ixer
Re:Handy Dandy	07/01/26 12:51:00	John Hawkes
Re:Re:Handy Dandy	07/01/26 13:27:00	Robert Wheeler
Reply	07/01/26 13:49:00	Michael Ixer
Re:Reply	07/01/26 14:20:00	Robert Wheeler
Re:Re:Reply	07/01/26 14:58:00	Gerry Boyce
Re:Re:Re:Reply	07/01/26 15:03:00	John Hawkes
Re:Re:Reply	07/01/26 15:01:00	John Hawkes

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