[–] JumpCrisscross 7mo ago ↗ Do we have another war in post-WWII history where a credible theory for its genesis is a leader trying to distract from a scandal?Closest I can come to is the Falklands War. [–] djohnston 7mo ago ↗ If you don’t mind could you briefly summarise your view on the Falklands War? Was it a distraction for UK or Argentinian leadership? [–] blitzar 7mo ago ↗ Probably every war ... It worked so well we dont know what the scandal was. [–] DrScientist 7mo ago ↗ Is it to distract from a scandal or is it an escalation of a long pursued strategy to gain control of Venezuelan oil?Feels like the latter. Remember during his first term Trump had John Bolton try various coup schemes.https://archive.ph/C7lrmAlso Trump on the same subject: https://x.com/Acyn/status/1667682589333659648
[–] djohnston 7mo ago ↗ If you don’t mind could you briefly summarise your view on the Falklands War? Was it a distraction for UK or Argentinian leadership?
[–] DrScientist 7mo ago ↗ Is it to distract from a scandal or is it an escalation of a long pursued strategy to gain control of Venezuelan oil?Feels like the latter. Remember during his first term Trump had John Bolton try various coup schemes.https://archive.ph/C7lrmAlso Trump on the same subject: https://x.com/Acyn/status/1667682589333659648
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[ 2.9 ms ] story [ 16.0 ms ] threadClosest I can come to is the Falklands War.
Feels like the latter. Remember during his first term Trump had John Bolton try various coup schemes.
https://archive.ph/C7lrm
Also Trump on the same subject: https://x.com/Acyn/status/1667682589333659648