Donald Trump and maga Republicans must end illegal attacks against Venezuela! This Tump divesion is not about fentanyl It about oil!

Echo opinion letter published in the Philadelphia Inquirer

Art of deflection- Danger⚠️ "Déjà vu all over again" (popular phrase, originally attributed to the folksy philosopher Yogi Berra,)

After the horrific attacks of September 11, 2001, the Bush administration announced that Saddam Hussein, president of Iraq, had weapons of mass destruction and needed to be removed. Thus, the ensuing Iraq War, the removal of Hussein, the loss of over 100,000 civilian lives, and 4,400 American troops, only to discover there were no such weapons of mass destruction. Further investigation determined George W. Bush had plans to attack Iraq even before the terrorist attacks of 9/11. Why❓ Iraq contained massive reserves of oil.

Fast-forward to 2025, and the Trump administration is beating the war drums against Nicolás Maduro and Venezuela. Claiming it is responsible for the flow of fentanyl, the president has launched dozens of airstrikes against supposed drug boat smugglers without evidence or with congressional input. New measures are being planned for possible attacks within Venezuela and perhaps boots on the ground. “I have not ruled out using troops,” Donald Trump recently asserted. Our largest aircraft carrier has been stationed just off the Venezuelan coast. Venezuela happens to have the largest oil reserves in South America. There is scant evidence that Venezuela is involved in drug smuggling, unlike neighboring Colombia and its infamous drug cartels. Why no military actions against it❓

As the Epstein files near release and flagging poll approval numbers, Trump desperately needs a diversion. Venezuela could be just the ticket. Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me. Let’s not be fooled again.

From Angus Love, Narberth (Narberth is a borough in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.)

Republicans act "shocked-shocked!" about the inevitable Trump indictment

Republicans voted for Donald Trump because they fell into a cult trance believing the "you're fired" reality character Trump would somehow be fit to lead the free world.  "NOT!"

Republicans cannot put the reality freak Trump genie back into the bottle!

This opinion echo letter led me to challenge Republicans about their wrong minded obsession with Donald Trump. 

Part of this opinion blogged her was published in The Philadelphia Enquirer: 

Now, Americans wish we could put the reality genie back into the jar. It is no small task putting the genie back in the bottle. This genie was released when Donald Trump, a reality-TV character and real estate mogul with a questionable business background (including several bankruptcies), was allowed to capture our attention during the 2016 presidential race. Calling Mexicans rapists and Democrats socialists, and making up a steady stream of lies, the media ate it up with front-page headlines almost every day. 

In fact, I clearly remember ABC’s George Stephanopoulos grinning from ear to ear as he repeatedly said Trump was “doubling down” on his outrageous statements. Entertainment trumped real news, ratings soared, and Trump’s campaign took off without spending a penny on advertising. 

Sadly, entertainment, no matter how ridiculous, is more interesting to the average American TV viewer than hard news and the difficult decisions that must be made in a democracy about our country and our future. 

Now comes Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, from the bluest of blue cities in one the bluest of blue states, who reignites the media firestorm. Thirty-four felony counts for a series of sexual trysts and falsifying business records for illegal political purposes.

Yet Republicans act like they are "shocked! shocked!", about the indictment of Donald Trump. Republican hypocrisy has no bottom. 

Angus Love, in Narberth Pennsylvania

P.S. Maine Writer- Although Republicans are in cult lock step acting in outrage about the Trump indictment, the fact is, the best predictor about a person's behavior is to look at what they have done in the past.  Donald Trump's indictment in Manhattan was inevitable.