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Anthony Scaramucci and Rick Wilson discuss Trump's foreign policy doctrine in Latin America, the Iranian protests, and domestic ICE operations. They examine the 'Don Roe doctrine' targeting Venezuela, Cuba, and other Latin American nations, debate the implications of regime change, and analyze the growing authoritarianism in immigration enforcement following a controversial ICE shooting in Minneapolis.
The Don Roe Doctrine and Trump's Latin America Strategy
Trump has introduced what's being called the 'Don Roe doctrine,' asserting U.S. dominance over the Western Hemisphere reminiscent of the Monroe Doctrine. Rick Wilson attributes this to Trump's fixation on oil and Marco Rubio's influence, who wants to be known as the leader who ended communism in Cuba. The administration believes toppling Venezuela will create a domino effect, but Wilson argues they've left the Chavistas in power, which will lead to long-term problems and damage to America's global reputation.
- Trump has a fixation on 'taking the oil' and is influenced by Marco Rubio's desire to eliminate communism in Cuba
- The administration believes knocking down Venezuela will cause Cuba and other nations to fall like dominoes
- They left all the Chavistas and bad actors in charge of Venezuela despite capturing Maduro
- This approach will damage America's reputation and create a mess requiring long-term cleanup
" Trump has this weird fixation about oil and more. All American presidents worry about our energy supply, but Trump has a weird fixation on taking the oil, as he always says. "
" If you break it, you bought it. Well, we broke it. So we're going to have to buy it. "
Historical Failures of U.S. Regime Change Operations
Scaramucci and Wilson review America's disastrous track record with regime change, from Iran in 1953 through Afghanistan, Iraq, and Libya. They discuss how these interventions consistently backfired, yet the Trump administration claims Venezuela will be different because they're leaving the existing power structure in place. Wilson counters that this approach mirrors the mistake of not conducting denazification after WWII and will allow the Chavistas to eventually reassert control.
- Iran 1953: Removed Mosaddegh, installed the Shah, led to revolution 26 years later
- Afghanistan went from Taliban to Taliban in 20 years
- Iraq has a 'democracy-ish' but isn't necessarily allied with the U.S.
- Libya regime change hasn't worked out as planned
- Leaving the Chavistas in power will allow them to stay in control indefinitely, like Nazis would have if denazification hadn't occurred
" There's a reason we did denazification after World War II. Because the Nazis would have, if you had let the vast majority of them stay in power, they would have found ways to stay in power longer and to once we took our eye off the ball, come back and do more bad things. "
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