CMV: Just because Venezuela doesn't have radical Islamists, doesn't mean it's gonna be any less of a mess than Iraq afte
I heard that argument the other day. Quite a few people seem to think that American intervention in Venezuela is gonna go smoothly because unlike Iraq, Venezuela doesn't have radical Islamists. That's very naive though in my opinion.
Actually, Venezuela and Iraq have a lot in common.
Iraq is a Shia-majority country, where Sunnis are the clear minority. However, in 2003 it was ruled by a Sunni dictator, who was very unpopular amongst the Shia majority. Venezuela is a country where communism is rather unpopular among the population, but it's ruled by a communist, despite communist ideologues being the minority in the country.
Iraq had radical Sunni-Islamist militias and Sunni pro-government security forces who were oppressing the Shia majority. Venezuela has radical far-left communist paramilitary forces who are oppressing the non-communist majority on behalf of a communist dictator. And on top of that they have violent drug cartels. The cartels may not be ideologically communist, as in being true believers. But they are equally aligned with the regime and are engaging in violence on behalf of the regime, a sort of power-sharing agreement you could say. "I scratch your back, you scra
From the outside, the intention might be solid, the rollout less so which turns this into more of a debate Feels like an opening move, not an ending.
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Reaction: Just...why??
this reads stronger on paper than in practice and that’s where it gets complicated That’s what changes the context.
To be fair, this solves one problem while creating another That part stands out.
Not gonna lie, there’s a gap between the message and the outcome which is why the comments look the way they do Interested to see the follow-up. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
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On the surface, the timing matters more than people admit and that’s why this won’t land the same for everyone Feels like there’s more coming here.
Honestly, the main issue seems to be how this is handled which is why the comments look the way they do
From a neutral view, the direction makes sense but the details are messy and that’s where people will push back Others will probably see it differently.
Looking at this, the signal is clear, the strategy less so which turns this into more of a debate That’s just how it reads to me.
the logic is there, but the execution is uneven That’s what makes this interesting.
the way this is presented changes how it lands which explains why reactions are split That part stands out. Time will tell.
Without overthinking it, this feels rushed rather than thought through which explains why reactions are split Feels like there’s more coming here. That’s just my read on it.
Stepping back, there’s a gap between the message and the outcome That’s what changes the context. Let’s see what happens next.
If we’re being honest, this depends heavily on what happens next That’s what makes this interesting.
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this feels like a half-step, not a full move Others will probably see it differently.
From the outside, the follow-through is what will decide this and that’s where people will push back That’s what makes this interesting. That’s just how it reads to me.
To be fair, the intention might be solid, the rollout less so and that tension shows up immediately That’s just how it reads to me. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
the intention might be solid, the rollout less so and that tension shows up immediately Not convinced this is settled yet.
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From the outside, there’s a lot said here but not much clarified so the response doesn’t surprise me This probably isn’t the last word on it.
Stepping back, this feels more about execution than intent which is why the comments look the way they do Let’s see what happens next.
the direction makes sense but the details are messy which makes the reaction pretty predictable
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If we’re being honest, the idea isn’t bad, but the delivery is doing damage Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
Trying to be fair, this depends heavily on what happens next and that’s why opinions are all over the place At least from my perspective.
this solves one problem while creating another That part stands out. We’ll see how people react over time. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
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the follow-through is what will decide this so the response doesn’t surprise me Interested to see the follow-up. That’s the impression it gives me.
there’s a lot said here but not much clarified That part stands out. Hard to say where this lands long term.
the signal is clear, the strategy less so That’s just my read on it.
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At first glance, the idea isn’t bad, but the delivery is doing damage which is why the comments look the way they do That’s just how it reads to me. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
there’s a gap between the message and the outcome Interested to see the follow-up. That’s the impression it gives me.
Honestly, the direction makes sense but the details are messy which is why the comments look the way they do Feels like an opening move, not an ending.
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Just reading this, the intention might be solid, the rollout less so so the response doesn’t surprise me
On the surface, the main issue seems to be how this is handled so the response doesn’t surprise me
I get the idea, there’s a lot said here but not much clarified That part stands out. This probably isn’t the last word on it.
Real talk, the logic is there, but the execution is uneven and that’s where people will push back Not convinced this is settled yet. That’s the impression it gives me.
At first glance, the idea isn’t bad, but the delivery is doing damage and that’s the part people are stuck on That’s just how it reads to me. At least from my perspective.
Without overthinking it, the logic is there, but the execution is uneven and that’s where the disagreement starts That’s what makes this interesting. Not convinced this is settled yet.