How the Trump Administration Should Counter Putin’s Policies in Ukraine and Venezuela

If Nicolás Maduro is removed from office in Venezuela, Putin might act as he did when a popular revolution overthrew Yanukovych in Ukraine, in 2014: with a surprise invasion of the Crimea. This time, Putin may launch a surprise naval and land attack on
— Read on www.gatestoneinstitute.org/13795/trump-putin-ukraine-venezuela

In this case Russia and China are who we are really fighting. They have much invested in this dictator and do not want to lose their power and leverage over a small but oil rich country. Maduro treats his people much like the citizens of Russia and China get treated, birds of a feather.

30 Years After Soviet Afghan Pull-Out – LewRockwell

30 Years After Soviet Afghan Pull-Out – LewRockwell
— Read on www.lewrockwell.com/2019/02/no_author/30-years-after-soviet-afghan-pull-out-cia-funded-mujahideen-war-backfired-on-us/

Things will never change in that part of the world, history has proven this to be true for centuries. It is a tribal based culture prone to conflict. As long as the war machine and the drug dealers are making money, we will continue to squander lives and tax dollars. JohnBarleycorn