Marco Rubio Fails Miserably To Justify "Legal Authority" Of Trump's Maduro Capture - Reflect Politics

[TexasTowelie]

The video features an interview with Marco Rubio, U.S. Secretary of State, discussing the U.S. operation to capture Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. Key points include:

- The U.S. is enforcing a "quarantine" on Venezuela's oil exports through sanctions and court-ordered seizures of sanctioned vessels.

- The legal basis cited is court orders related to sanctions, not direct military occupation or governance.

- The operation was described as a targeted law enforcement action, not an invasion, and did not require congressional authorization due to operational security and exigent circumstances.

- The U.S. aims to pressure Venezuela into political and economic reforms, including ending drug trafficking, expelling Iran and Hezbollah, and transitioning to a legitimate government.

- The U.S. intends to attract private Western oil companies to invest in Venezuela’s oil industry, with the goal of benefiting the Venezuelan people rather than corrupt elites.

- Rubio emphasized that actions, not rhetoric, will determine future U.S. engagement.

- The interview also touches on the controversial pardon of a former Honduran president and the broader implications of U.S. actions on international norms.

- The video concludes with criticism that the U.S. is violating international law and setting a dangerous precedent for other nations.

[usaf-vet]

1. He is not smart enough to realize that most if not all of what he said about Venezuela could be said about America....

.... under the Trump (stolen) administration.

This is simply another get-rich scheme by Trump and his fellow cabineut members.

[debsy]

2. Anytime I listen to anyone in the dumpster administration...

… the only thing that comes to my mind is, “what a fucking asshole”.

Pardon my language.