Re:Polymarket refuses to pay bets that US would 'invade' Ven...
by whycome on Wednesday January 07, 2026 @02:47PM
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They amassed critical pieces of military hardware off the coast (carriers, warships, helicopters, planes). They took out military infrastructure. They placed radar systems throughout the region. Just because it was fast and met its goal doesn't mean it wasn't an invasion. You don't need an on-the-ground force when you control everything that can go in and out.
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Re:Polymarket refuses to pay bets that US would 'invade' Ven...
by terminalshort on Wednesday January 07, 2026 @03:27PM
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And the bombing of Hiroshima leveled an entire city. Still wasn't an invasion.
Re:Polymarket refuses to pay bets that US would 'invade' Ven...
by ux266478 on Wednesday January 07, 2026 @03:52PM
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While true, the US did actually invade Imperial Japan. They captured nearly all the Ryukyu islands before the atomic bombings.
Re:Polymarket refuses to pay bets that US would 'invade' Ven...
by terminalshort on Wednesday January 07, 2026 @04:02PM
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Yes, that's an invasion! And the Japanese invaded the Aleutian Islands during WWII. Taking even a barely inhabited frozen rock by force is an invasion. Has nothing to do with the scale of destruction.
Re:Polymarket refuses to pay bets that US would 'invade' Ven...
by Reason077 on Wednesday January 07, 2026 @03:27PM
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“Invasion” implies the intent of sustained military occupation/control over some portion a country’s territory. There’s no suggestion that was ever the objective here.
Re:Polymarket refuses to pay bets that US would 'invade' Ven...
by anon84873628 on Wednesday January 07, 2026 @03:30PM
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Idk, Trump seems to have strong intent to control the oil production.
Re:Polymarket refuses to pay bets that US would 'invade' Ven...
by Reason077 on Wednesday January 07, 2026 @03:36PM
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Yes, but so far he’s attempting to exert control by coercion and threats, not a military occupation.
Re:Polymarket refuses to pay bets that US would 'invade' Ven...
by WackyFighter on Wednesday January 07, 2026 @04:47PM
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Agreed. However what happened Jan 3rd wasn't an invasion.
Re:Polymarket refuses to pay bets that US would 'invade' Ven...
by WackyFighter on Wednesday January 07, 2026 @04:49PM
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That doesn't make it an invasion. It was a capture/extraction operation.
Was it a large scale one, sure. But it was not an invasion.