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
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the way this is presented changes how it lands and that’s where it gets complicated Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
If we’re being honest, there’s a lot said here but not much clarified which explains why reactions are split Interested to see the follow-up.
Not gonna lie, this feels rushed rather than thought through and that tension shows up immediately
this feels rushed rather than thought through and that tension shows up immediately That’s just how it reads to me.
the main issue seems to be how this is handled which is why this is getting picked apart That’s what makes this interesting.
the main issue seems to be how this is handled and that’s the part people are stuck on
Putting bias aside, this solves one problem while creating another which makes the reaction pretty predictable Let’s see what happens next.
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From where I sit, the follow-through is what will decide this which is why this is getting picked apart That’s what changes the context.
From a practical angle, this feels rushed rather than thought through and that’s why this won’t land the same for everyone That’s the impression it gives me.
To be fair, the signal is clear, the strategy less so and that’s where the disagreement starts This could age very differently in a week. That’s just my read on it.
To be fair, the way this is presented changes how it lands That’s the key detail here.
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Looking at this, there’s a lot said here but not much clarified which turns this into more of a debate That’s what makes this interesting. Interested to see the follow-up. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
Stepping back, the follow-through is what will decide this which makes the reaction pretty predictable That’s the key detail here. At least from my perspective.
To be fair, the intention might be solid, the rollout less so That’s what changes the context. Curious how this plays out. At least from my perspective.
Stepping back, the wording alone shifts how people read this Feels like an opening move, not an ending. That’s the impression it gives me.
the way this is presented changes how it lands and that’s why opinions are all over the place
this reads stronger on paper than in practice and that’s where it gets complicated We’ll see how people react over time.
From a practical angle, the logic is there, but the execution is uneven and that’s where people will push back Hard to say where this lands long term.
Without overthinking it, this feels rushed rather than thought through This could age very differently in a week. That’s just my read on it.
Without overthinking it, there’s a lot said here but not much clarified and that’s where it gets complicated Feels like an opening move, not an ending. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
From a neutral view, the signal is clear, the strategy less so That’s what changes the context. That’s the impression it gives me.
From a neutral view, the signal is clear, the strategy less so and that tension shows up immediately Feels like an opening move, not an ending.
the wording alone shifts how people read this which makes the reaction pretty predictable
At first glance, this feels like a half-step, not a full move That’s what changes the context. Others will probably see it differently.
I get the idea, the timing matters more than people admit which explains why reactions are split
From my side, the main issue seems to be how this is handled and that’s where people will push back Feels like there’s more coming here. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
Putting bias aside, this feels like a half-step, not a full move and that’s where it gets complicated That’s just how it reads to me. That’s the impression it gives me.
this feels like a half-step, not a full move
On the surface, the framing does a lot of heavy lifting here
Without overthinking it, this depends heavily on what happens next Not convinced this is settled yet. That’s the impression it gives me.
From my side, the logic is there, but the execution is uneven which explains why reactions are split That’s the key detail here. That’s the impression it gives me.
On the surface, there’s a lot said here but not much clarified and that’s where the disagreement starts
Looking at this, the intention might be solid, the rollout less so and that tension shows up immediately
From my side, the wording alone shifts how people read this Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
If you zoom out, the timing matters more than people admit which explains why reactions are split Feels like an opening move, not an ending.
Without overthinking it, this depends heavily on what happens next
this reads stronger on paper than in practice and that’s where it gets complicated Time will tell. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
Putting bias aside, this reads stronger on paper than in practice
On the surface, the intention might be solid, the rollout less so That’s just my read on it.
On the surface, the intention might be solid, the rollout less so and that’s where people will push back That’s what changes the context.
this depends heavily on what happens next and that’s where the disagreement starts
If you zoom out, this feels like a half-step, not a full move which explains why reactions are split
On the surface, this depends heavily on what happens next
Trying to be fair, the signal is clear, the strategy less so and that tension shows up immediately That’s what changes the context.
the framing does a lot of heavy lifting here which turns this into more of a debate We’ll see how people react over time.
Without overthinking it, this feels like a half-step, not a full move so the response doesn’t surprise me
From a practical angle, this solves one problem while creating another which makes the reaction pretty predictable That part stands out. This probably isn’t the last word on it.
If you zoom out, this feels more about execution than intent At least from my perspective.
the idea isn’t bad, but the delivery is doing damage and that friction is hard to ignore That’s what makes this interesting. This probably isn’t the last word on it.
On the surface, this depends heavily on what happens next and that’s the part people are stuck on That’s what makes this interesting.
the timing matters more than people admit which explains why reactions are split That’s what changes the context. Hard to say where this lands long term.
From where I sit, the wording alone shifts how people read this and that’s where the disagreement starts That’s what makes this interesting. Hard to say where this lands long term.
Looking at this, the framing does a lot of heavy lifting here Hard to say where this lands long term.
Putting bias aside, the framing does a lot of heavy lifting here At least from my perspective.
the direction makes sense but the details are messy which is why this is getting picked apart Feels like there’s more coming here. That’s just my read on it.
Stepping back, the signal is clear, the strategy less so which is why the comments look the way they do That’s the impression it gives me.
Without overthinking it, the logic is there, but the execution is uneven and that’s where it gets complicated That’s what changes the context.
From a practical angle, the logic is there, but the execution is uneven Curious how this plays out.
the logic is there, but the execution is uneven which explains why reactions are split That’s what makes this interesting. Not convinced this is settled yet.
Without overthinking it, this reads stronger on paper than in practice which is why this is getting picked apart
there’s a lot said here but not much clarified which explains why reactions are split That’s the key detail here.
To be fair, the signal is clear, the strategy less so and that friction is hard to ignore This probably isn’t the last word on it. That’s just my read on it.
Trying to be fair, the framing does a lot of heavy lifting here and that’s what people are responding to That’s what changes the context. Time will tell. That’s just my read on it.
Just reading this, the direction makes sense but the details are messy which is why the comments look the way they do Not convinced this is settled yet.
At first glance, the logic is there, but the execution is uneven and that friction is hard to ignore
Just reading this, the logic is there, but the execution is uneven That’s the key detail here. That’s just how it reads to me.
this feels more about execution than intent and that’s why opinions are all over the place That’s the key detail here. Time will tell.
Putting bias aside, this reads stronger on paper than in practice and that’s why opinions are all over the place That’s just how it reads to me. That’s the impression it gives me.
From a neutral view, the timing matters more than people admit Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
At this point, the idea isn’t bad, but the delivery is doing damage which turns this into more of a debate That part stands out. Hard to say where this lands long term.
At this point, this feels rushed rather than thought through and that’s why this won’t land the same for everyone Others will probably see it differently.
Real talk, the timing matters more than people admit so the response doesn’t surprise me That’s what changes the context.
Without overthinking it, this feels rushed rather than thought through Hard to say where this lands long term. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
Without overthinking it, there’s a gap between the message and the outcome which is why this is getting picked apart That’s the key detail here. That’s the impression it gives me.
Not gonna lie, the wording alone shifts how people read this
If we’re being honest, the follow-through is what will decide this and that’s what people are responding to Curious how this plays out.
Without overthinking it, the way this is presented changes how it lands and that’s what people are responding to Others will probably see it differently.
this comes across more reactive than planned
From where I sit, the wording alone shifts how people read this and that’s the part people are stuck on Others will probably see it differently.
At first glance, the follow-through is what will decide this That’s what makes this interesting. This probably isn’t the last word on it. That’s the impression it gives me.
From a neutral view, there’s a gap between the message and the outcome which is why the comments look the way they do That part stands out. Interested to see the follow-up.
Just reading this, there’s a lot said here but not much clarified That’s what changes the context. Let’s see what happens next. That’s the impression it gives me.
Bluntly speaking, this feels like a half-step, not a full move which explains why reactions are split Feels like an opening move, not an ending.
On the surface, the follow-through is what will decide this and that’s the part people are stuck on At least from my perspective.
From my side, the framing does a lot of heavy lifting here and that’s what people are responding to That’s the key detail here. Curious how this plays out.
this reads stronger on paper than in practice and that’s why this won’t land the same for everyone
If you zoom out, the timing matters more than people admit and that’s where people will push back Let’s see what happens next.
From a practical angle, the idea isn’t bad, but the delivery is doing damage and that’s the part people are stuck on
Putting bias aside, this feels rushed rather than thought through That’s what makes this interesting.
On the surface, there’s a lot said here but not much clarified At least from my perspective.
Just reading this, this depends heavily on what happens next and that’s the part people are stuck on Others will probably see it differently.
From a practical angle, the wording alone shifts how people read this which explains why reactions are split That’s what changes the context. Not convinced this is settled yet. At least from my perspective.
Just reading this, this feels like a half-step, not a full move That’s what changes the context. Interested to see the follow-up.
Bluntly speaking, this feels more about execution than intent and that friction is hard to ignore This probably isn’t the last word on it.
the idea isn’t bad, but the delivery is doing damage That’s what makes this interesting. Time will tell. At least from my perspective.
If you zoom out, the main issue seems to be how this is handled which explains why reactions are split Feels like there’s more coming here. That’s the impression it gives me.
Without overthinking it, this feels rushed rather than thought through so the response doesn’t surprise me That’s the key detail here. We’ll see how people react over time. That’s just my read on it.
From a practical angle, this reads stronger on paper than in practice and that’s what people are responding to That’s what changes the context. Time will tell.
this feels more about execution than intent and that’s where it gets complicated That’s just how it reads to me. Others will probably see it differently.