MaddowBlog-Trump saber-rattles at two countries, apparently giving up on his Nobel Peace Prize push

[LetMyPeopleVote]

Over the course of three days, the president left open the possible use of U.S. military force in Afghanistan and Venezuela.

As Trump rattles a saber at Afghanistan and Venezuela, leaving open the door to U.S. military deployments, I guess he’s no longer begging for a Nobel Peace Prize? www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...

— Steve Benen (@stevebenen.com) 2025-09-22T16:02:08.584Z

https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trump-saber-rattles-two-countries-apparently-giving-nobel-peace-prize-rcna232935

First up is Afghanistan, a country Trump has talked about going back into since 2022. Though the president had expressed greater interest in acquiring Canada, Greenland, the Panama Canal and the Gaza Strip, the Republican took a renewed interest in Afghanistan last week, insisting that the White House was “trying” to reacquire the Bagram Airbase, a former U.S. military base. “We want that base back,” he told reporters.

Over the weekend, the president went even further. NBC News reported:

Trump on Saturday renewed his call to reestablish a U.S. presence at Bagram, even saying ‘we’re talking now to Afghanistan’ about the matter. He did not offer further details about the purported conversations. Asked by a reporter if he’d consider deploying U.S. troops to take the base, Trump demurred.

“We won’t talk about that,” Trump said. “We want it back, and we want it back right away. If they don’t do it, you’re going to find out what I’m going to do.”

Q: "Are you willing to rule out boots on the ground to get Bagram back?"

Trump: "We won't talk about that. But we're talking now to Afghanistan. We want it back."

Q: "Are you willing to rule out boots on the ground?"

Trump: "If they don't do it, you're going to find out what I'm going to do."

— The Bulwark (@thebulwark.com) 2025-09-21T01:41:47.028Z

.....Meanwhile, this isn’t the only country facing oblique threats from the Oval Office. Trump has also made provocative comments about Venezuela, and a reporter asked the American president last week whether he’s prepared to launch military strikes, not just on boats near the country, but also on mainland Venezuela. “We’ll see what happens,” he responded again.

Over the weekend, the Republican published a related item to his social media platform that read, “We want Venezuela to immediately accept all of the prisoners, and people from mental institutions, which includes the Worst in the World Insane Asylums, that Venezuelan ‘Leadership’ has forced into the United States of America. Thousands of people have been badly hurt, and even killed, by these ‘Monsters.’”.....

I mention this because as Trump threatens Venezuela with “incalculable” penalties, he’s asking the country to “immediately accept” a group of people who don’t appear to exist, which might make compliance difficult.

Nevertheless, if you voted for Trump because you expected restraint on foreign policy or the use of military force abroad, I continue to have bad news for you.

trump evidently really believes that people seeking asylum in the US are all from mental institutions. trump is truly a very stupid person

[Johonny]

1. Trump wants the first Nobel War prize.

For biggest beautiful war