Christian Stöcker

Reading this (and the linked sources), it seems very plausible that the explanation for Trump's Venezuela attack is simple: Paul Singer, billionaire, Trump and GOP mega-donor, hired the US military to make him more money from a bargain bin investment.

Venezuela raid enriches MAGA billionaire

The ouster of Maduro is a financial windfall for a prominent Trump-supporting billionaire, investor Paul Singer.

Auch (u.A.) in zwei Irakkriegen wurde das US-Militär schon zum bewaffneten Arm der US-Ölindustrie. Jetzt ist aber etwas anders: Es gibt Alternativen zu Öl und Gas, die noch dazu billiger (und sauber) sind. Die geopolitische Relevanz von EE und Elektro ignorieren nur Ignoranten.

The @nytimes is still in camp “there is an international rules-based order, or at least there should be”. The Bezos Post is now firmly in camp “Might makes Right”. Cancelling my @WashPost subscription now. This is the last straw. Bezos has ruined a once great paper. #ByeByeWaPo

1 Bezos: The time it takes to get from “Democracy dies in Darkness” to “Protect the Billionaires”