Douglas Macgregor, RCD: American Military Power Should Not Decide Venezuela’s Future
The Trump Administration is backing Juan Guaidó, the 35-year-old leader of Venezuela’s National Assembly as the legitimate leader of the country.
Many in Washington, like Sen. Marco Rubio, who has urged the Trump Administration to publicly support Mr. Guaidó, are hopeful that the groundswell of support across the international community for Maduro’s political opponents will lead to Maduro’s removal from power by forces inside Venezuela. This would be the best outcome.
For others, the role of the Reagan Administration in removing Ferdinand Marcos from power in the Philippines is a useful precedent. The problem with this approach is that the Trump Administration risks getting caught in the unsavory trap of backing regime change via an internal coup d'etat cloaked in the legitimacy of the National Assembly, designed to confirm Washington’s preference regarding who enjoys the support of the Venezuelan People and who precisely should rule in Caracas.
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WNU Editor: The U.S. military is not going to intervene in Venezuela. There is no public or political will in the U.S. to be responsible for fixing the mess that is Venezuela today. Its infrastructure has collapsed, millions are destitute, and the cost that would be necessary to repair all of this would be enormous. In the end the future of Venezuela will be decided by those in Venezuela, and by its immediate neighbours.
8 comments:
Well I’m guessing the spooks from DC are hard at work supporting the opposition. I’m also betting the DOD is running a full surveillance operation in Venezuela. US mercenaries are possible too.
Colombia could roll Maduro in less than a week if they wanted.
"Well I’m guessing the spooks from DC are hard at work"
The spooks from Cuba have been in Venezuela for 2 decades imprisoning and murdering people, but only now are you worried about spooks.
Anon @ 8:42, who’s worried? Baffled how you could conjure “worried” from the 7:42 post.
There is also a strong Nicaraguan contingency on the ground as well.
748 is worried. They had to mention American spooks. American spooks live rent free in his mind.
Maybe 748 is worried that if Maduro falls the cocaine pipeline is disrupted and the street price will go up. He will have to rob more people for his high.
Yeah the Nicaraguan contingent.
Nothing says class like Daniel Ortega wearing sunglasses more expensive than the yearly wage of a Nicaraguan.
Daniel must need them, when he is sitting on the veranda watching the peasants work the fields of his hacienda.
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"Police and paramilitary groups are accused of killing more than 300 people since April. "
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Meet the New boss ... same as the old boss
We'll be fighting in the streets
With our children at our feet
And the morals that they worship will be gone
And the men who spurred us on
Sit in judgement of all wrong
They decide and the shotgun sings the song
I'll tip my hat to the new constitution
Take a bow for the new revolution
Smile and grin at the change all around
Pick up my guitar and play
Just like yesterday
Then I'll get on my knees and pray
We don't get fooled again
"Police and paramilitary groups are accused of killing more than 300 people since April. "
Liberals sure know how to murder people.
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