So the alternative is to leave things as they are? I do not know much about the American left,(and their tweeter stars) but I do not think they are very empathetic with the Venezuelan people.
Obama is roundly criticised by the American left for his foreign policy. He is responsible for turning Libya into a hellscape and he continued the decimation of the middle east in general. If he was instigating a coup in Venezuela he would be criticised for it by the left.
It's not as if the only two literal solutions are war or starvation. Even if I (again) don't have much faith in the US government's involvement being particularly beneficial. Change can also come from within.
I'm referring to the replies to Bernie's threat - where a fairly reasonable calling out of the Venezuelan government's need to provide its people with aid is somehow seen as him siding with Trump and co purely because he dares criticise Maduro. Beyond bizarre to say the least.
it's not about can/would/should at this point, american troops are providing support and entering the border of another country to instigate a violent coup and it's being led by two people who have recently committed war crimes in the region
the coups are made to legitimise governments, which really does not seem right in this case.
somethings lost in translation here
Aid is provided, and Bernie knows this.
What part don't you understand?
And again US influences aren't the only factors to be considered in this conflict. There are plenty within Venezuela clamouring for change - some of them no doubt with bad intentions of their own, but no doubt plenty of them being ordinary Venezuelans who don't want to starve to death. I am (again) extremely sceptical of any US involvement in this conflict but Venezuelans will nevertheless be willing to receive said aid if it leads to even a slight improvement in their quality of life. And again - this isn't a dichotomy between people starving and all-out war.
Presumably nowhere near enough for the people starving and fleeing the country.
now change Venezuela for any other where country America has sided with heroic local forces that love democracy and you might start to see why this is just utter bullshit
So you don't think there are plenty of starving Venezuelans who really want to see regime change that wouldn't mind if the US somewhat helped with that? Even though previous elections demonstrated Maduro was extremely unpopular and that people wanted rid of him?
no i love maduro and desperately want to lick his bumhole
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As opposed to the American right, renowned for their empathy.
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Hilariously Maduro could have killed/jailed him at any point if he truly wanted to (as the media would have you believe he does).
Guaido's with the Americans in Columbia he's not getting shot any time soon. Political assassinations are also very rare there
He returned this week.
Didn't know that
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fcukwitHopefully the people who fell for this will remember it next time
Problem is you'll have certain major powers on the UN who are determined against intervention.
This is too funny
In the end the military decides and if they change sides, the transition doesn't have to be bloody. The opposition is trying to encourage it by giving the military a way out (e.g. amnesty). It could happen tomorrow or not at all.
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I think we'll be waiting a long time if we expect the Venezuelan military to back someone like Guaido who is so unambiguously aligned to the US and their interests.
It all starts with embargo's and guess who starts those and everyone follows.
