Trump’s generosity to Argentina has caught the attention of trade partners and U.S. ranchers

  • Count Regal Inkwell@pawb.social
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    20 hours ago

    Something tells me you don’t really understand south american geography

    It’s closer for the Americans to sail on down to Venezuela than for the Argentinians to do anything.

    … Granted, there’s like a dozen south american countries the gringos still have a chance to fuck up.

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      13 hours ago

      Bah there’s only two countries between them. Next you’re gonna tell me Canada and Guatemala are far apart or Poland and North Korea

      Edit, I’m dumb, Venezuela borders Brazil

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          12 hours ago

          Yeah, Poland to North Korea was just the most extreme case I could find. With direct distance from Warsaw to Pyongyang is 7556km, there is no driving option, while Caracas to Buenos Aries is 5101km. All three of these cases are most of a hemisphere, including inhospitable terrain.

          And for comparison, direct route from Caracas to Washington DC is 3316km. We have a naval station in Virginia, as well as one in Florida (also one in Illinois which would be way more amusing if we hadn’t just torpedoed our relationship with Canada). San Juan, Puerto Rico, a place where all people born are full US citizens is 890km from Caracas.