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“The U.S. cannot treat Colombian migrants as criminals,” Petro wrote. Petro said even though there were 15,660 Americans without legal immigration status in Colombia, he would never carry out a raid to return handcuffed Americans to the United States. “We are the opposite of the Nazis,” he wrote, in a jab at Trump. Mexico also refused a request last week to let a U.S. military aircraft land with migrants.

  • atzanteol@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    1187·
    4 days ago

    Guy just thinks he can bully entire countries to his will.

    He leads the US. He was handed the most powerful military in the world and one of the most influencial economies.

    He absolutely can bully whomever he wants.

    • acargitz@lemmy.caEnglish
      13·
      4 days ago

      For a while. Until the rest of the world decides to not subsidize US deficits any more by using the dollar as the reserve currency.

      • Someone@lemmy.caEnglish
        31·
        4 days ago

        I’m admittedly not a genius when it comes to foreign exchange/international currency dynamics, but unless the Yuan became the reserve currency I think it would be a positive change for most of the world.

    • Maggoty@lemmy.worldEnglish
      4·
      4 days ago

      It is a lot harder to use that military than people think though. And purging the officers only makes it harder. The best trained infantryman in the world can’t fight without bullets.