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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWhat will Trump do to Venezuela?
Naval Blockade, military intervention?
Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)info about Ship and Task force Movements should check out their info sources. Usually it takes about 3 months lead time to pull something off on a major scale.
Guy Whitey Corngood
(26,512 posts)dewsgirl
(14,961 posts)former9thward
(32,146 posts)dewsgirl
(14,961 posts)offering, it's odd. It's not like suddenly, they are worried for those that are suffering.
Polybius
(15,522 posts)Of course Trump supports the opposition.
Note: In no way do I support Meduro either. He has been a brutal, horrible leader to his people.
0rganism
(23,991 posts)i suspect Putin would like him to support so-called "democratic" reforms that enable the capitalists to install a neo-fascist autocrat similar to Brazil. probably would be easiest to do covertly through intelligence operatives.
too soon to start a direct military intervention -- that needs to wait until no earlier than Nov. 2019 or Americans will get bored of it before the election.
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MyNameGoesHere
(7,638 posts)Of Venezuela. I declare myself president of the United States. Now recognize me.
GulfCoast66
(11,949 posts)The government of Venezuela deserves no support as it is run by a despotic regime. Which another such regime, Cuba is supporting.
I dont want an embargo on either and support open relationships with both.
And while I support personally the opposition in both nations I do not think it helps to have the US doing so with our history intervention.
Of course the same can be said for Saudi Arabia.