I’m confused
The president was kidnapped, the US is not in charge in VZ
How is all of this control exerted?
Nothing has really changed in VZ. What am I missing?
The threat of further kidnapping is all that is needed to pry the private keys and turn over the oil industry to DC?
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Credible threats of violence work wonders.
We shall see. The amount of violence visited on Iraq was not enough to control their factions
The situation on the ground does not mirror the suits with carefully crafted talking points
I hear you. I interpreted the question narrowly along the lines of “how could we get their bitcoin?”. Probably only need to coerce a small number of known people to get the BTC. (If it really exists.)
As for trying to control the whole country - yes, that’s a pipe dream.
Here’s an interesting run down from Tyler Cowen on historical comparisons in South America. Better than I would have thought, but still possibly not what was originally intended or on the intended time scale. https://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2026/01/u-s-interventions-in-the-new-world-with-leader-removal.html
