▲ 365 ▼ Trump threatens military operation against Colombia, after Venezuela raid (www.reuters.com) submitted 7 months ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/world@lemmy.world 51 comments fedilink hide all child comments Donald Trump on Sunday threatened military action against Colombia's government, telling reporters that such an operation "sounds good to me."
[–] SheepHerder@lemmy.world 25 points 7 months ago* (1 child) What can the world do? Not one country is strong enough to enforce demand on the US and a coalition seems unlikely. How can one stop such a dictator? permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] prex@aussie.zone 8 points 7 months ago (2 children) I hear a lot of "sell us treasury bonds". What effect does this have? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] LogicalDrivel@sopuli.xyz 13 points 7 months ago It would force the US to pay for the value of those bonds and either default on the bonds by not paying (and losing any negotiating power on the world financial stage), Or loose about 31 Trillion paying out bonds to countries. permalink fedilink source parent [–] SippyCup@lemmy.ml 1 point 7 months ago (1 child) Sell them to who? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HertzDentalBar@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 point 7 months ago To us permalink fedilink source parent
[–] prex@aussie.zone 8 points 7 months ago (2 children) I hear a lot of "sell us treasury bonds". What effect does this have? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] LogicalDrivel@sopuli.xyz 13 points 7 months ago It would force the US to pay for the value of those bonds and either default on the bonds by not paying (and losing any negotiating power on the world financial stage), Or loose about 31 Trillion paying out bonds to countries. permalink fedilink source parent [–] SippyCup@lemmy.ml 1 point 7 months ago (1 child) Sell them to who? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HertzDentalBar@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 point 7 months ago To us permalink fedilink source parent
[–] LogicalDrivel@sopuli.xyz 13 points 7 months ago It would force the US to pay for the value of those bonds and either default on the bonds by not paying (and losing any negotiating power on the world financial stage), Or loose about 31 Trillion paying out bonds to countries. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SippyCup@lemmy.ml 1 point 7 months ago (1 child) Sell them to who? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HertzDentalBar@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 point 7 months ago To us permalink fedilink source parent