Doesn't sound very conservative to me.

Then he has his excuse for detaining Venezuelans under wartime rules and defining them and gangs in US as “an invasion”.

And as he pointed out in the Oval Office meeting with Zelensky on Monday - if you are at war you don’t need to have elections.

constitution required that, as explained by Zel. Trump just heard what he wanted to hear.

But, if he starts an invasion of Venezuela, maybe he can twist it into a reason to not hold 2026 elections in the US.

He's going afte the oil. And, right next door in Guyana is another boatload of oil.

So, he has also deployed ships to the Gulf of Mexico in this quest to get the cartels. I think he just wants to control the cartels just so he can get in on the money.

Also, he'd like to be in charge of all of South America. So, we are threatening Mexico, Panama, and Venezuela, and have prison contracts with several countries down there. He's a foolish old man who doesn't give a damn about the US and what this will cost us in terms of money, assets, and our troops.

The empire has only gone mad in so far as it is allowing an incompetent jerk with zero knowledge of the world to rule over the world's most sophisticated military (subject to change without notice). Pit that against an incompetent "socialist" dictator who is desperately clinging to power to avoid either exile or execution if his people get their hands on him, in which case what was left of Mussolini will seem like Lenin's embalming by comparison. Maduro can't even keep his people fed and clothed, let alone employed. I have talked to some Venezuelan contacts who happen to be at a gathering where I also am this week. Venezuela has no peace or tranquility to threaten.

Large professional standing Army vs. Insurgent guerilla forces who use small scale terror tactics and then blend back into the local population or disappear into the countryside which they know extremely well. Guess who wins?

Rec

1. Create a problem.
2. Lie to the public about its severity.
3. Have a show of force.
4. When nothing happens, claim victory.
5. Demand a Nobel prize.

if not hours. I doubt many of them are committed to the cause.