Col. Douglas McGregor

It looks bad.

In fact, it looks like it could happen on 4 or 5 November.

The reason I bring that up, it just so happens to be a full moon.

which would lend credence to the argument that lunatics are ruling us in Washington DC.

You've gone down the list of reasons and there are a couple that I would add because I recently went into DC and I talked to some people.

Some of the people I talked to are just below the decision maker level.

And these are the usual smug resume builders who come in and out through every administration, hoping that at some point they'll get a high level appointment.

And they said a couple of things that I thought were interesting.

First, they said, well, you got to understand, Doug, we're flipping the chessboard on Russia and China.

I said, what?

Oh, yes.

Don't you understand?

By going into Venezuela, we're saying a very strong message because Russia and China have tried to build up and cultivate support there.

And we're telling them that they can't do it.

We're flipping the chessboard.

Well, I said, well, I don't think the Russians are prepared to fight for Venezuela.

In fact, I know that Putin has given very explicit instructions to the Venezuelans.

You're on your own.

We'll give you equipment and assistance if we can, but forget it.

We're not going to fight for you.