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2/7/19
Here are a few scenarios to consider:
Maduro resigns or flees. No fool, yet clearly incapable of reversing his country’s political, economic, social, and humanitarian crisis, Maduro may already be planning his resignation and flight. Perhaps Russia and Cuba, who may prefer a more anti-U.S. leader than Guaido seems likely to be, could persuade Maduro to resign and flee to hospitable locations such as Bolivia, Nicaragua, or Cuba, while Moscow and Havana find a suitable anti-American figure to take his place. China has been more reticent as the events in Caracas have unfolded; Beijing would prefer to work with Maduro but would probably be willing to cooperate with Guaido so as not to jeopardize its investments and access to lucrative oil, natural gas, and development projects in the country.
Guaido rallies military to his side. The opposition leader knows that he needs the military to restore public confidence in the government and to loosen economic controls so that vital food, medical, and basic supplies can flow freely into the country and to its people. He has already begun reaching out to the military. He drafted a bill to offer amnesty to soldiers who leave Maduro, a measure that would also offer pardons to civilians, politicians, public officials and military members accused during the governments of Hugo Chávez — who was president from 1999 to 2013 — and Maduro of committing crimes or supporting unconstitutional acts. (Incidentally, Guaido’s outreach has risks: the Venezuelan military is known to be penetrated by Cuban agents who can provide Havana real-time updates of developments in Caracas.) In any case, Guaido will soon test their loyalty: he announced on Feb. 3 that a U.S. humanitarian assistance shipment will bring much-needed medical and nutritional supplies with Colombian and Brazilian support. But those goods and services only flow through ports by the assent of the military.
It was encouraging to see the Venezuelan military attaché to the United States, Col. Jose Luis Silva, publicly endorse and support Guaido on Jan. 27. Silva cited Guaido’s roadmap for a peaceful and systematic transition, restoration of democratic rule, and support for free and transparent elections for the Venezuelan people. On Feb. 2, Gen. Francisco Yanez, who leads strategic planning for the Venezuela Air Force, recognized Guaido as president in a video, in which he declared that 90 percent of the Venezuelan military now supports the opposition leader. Yanez’s defection indicates that dissent is increasing within Venezuela’s senior military high command — and with it, a speedier end to Maduro’s rule.
Two Ways the Venezuelan Crisis Might End
I'd go with option #1. The Russians would probably prefer that he remain close by (Bolivia) as they (and the Cubans) work clandestinely to undermine whatever government succeeds Maduro.
I go with Option #3.
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2/8/19
Trucks full of food and medicine have arrived at the Venezuelan border, setting up a showdown between President Nicolás Maduro and U.S.-backed opposition leader Juan Guaidó. The aid convoy arrived at the Colombian border city of Cúcuta, The Associated Press reports, but Maduro and the military have blocked the Tienditas bridge so that the trucks cannot enter Venezuela. "The United States is prepositioning relief items — including food, nutritional supplements, hygiene kits and medical supplies — in Colombia so they are available to reach those most in need in Venezuela as soon as possible," a U.S. official told The AP.
Meanwhile, Colombia's migration office has canceled more than 300 daily entrance passes used by Venezuelan politicians and the families of Maduro supporters. "It doesn't make sense that while [the Venezuelan people] migrate for hunger and need, supporters of the dictatorship enjoy these benefits and enter our country, using this card, to shop, among other things," Christian Krüger Sarmiento, the director general of the migration agency, said in a statement.
Putin invades a la Crimea...
Humanitarian Aid Arrives For Venezuela — But Maduro Blocks It
As I understand it, humanitarian convoys are waiting in three neighboring countries.
Note: The Maduro blocked Tienditas bridge is shown in the OP.
Why are you in favor of Russia invasions. You must be a Russian toady. A subservise plant. No surprise that.
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It would be assinine on Maduro's part to let any of these invading columns into Venezuela. Subversive supply lines to a fraudulent leader who was never a candidate for Venezuelan President. Henry Falan (SP) ran against Maduro and the 60% majority voted for Maduro. The USA is also assisting in the outright theft of Venezuelans monies and gold. First the US starves Venezuelans with sanctions starting August 2017 and after creating the problem, pretends to be doing a humanitarian effort to allay the problem. CIA, IMF, USAID, and all the covert tools in action. Plausible deniability and all that, but only the genuine MORONS will believe that.
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Humanitarian Aid Arrives For Venezuela — But Maduro Blocks It
As I understand it, humanitarian convoys are waiting in three neighboring countries.
Note: The Maduro blocked Tienditas bridge is shown in the OP.
If you look at wars like in syria where huminitarian convoys are used to arm opposition or heck like in ukraine where russia uses humanitarian aid to smuggle in weapons, you may see why maduro is blocking the aid, humanitarian aid is the simplest and most effective way for one nation to smuggle arms to another, which is likely what he fears is going on.
Unlike with Ukraine (Russia controls 410 km of her border) Maduro still controls Venezuela's borders and can inspect all incoming humanitarian shipments.
Try again.
See. I was right.
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Two Ways the Venezuelan Crisis Might End
I'd go with option #1. The Russians would probably prefer that he remain close by (Bolivia) as they (and the Cubans) work clandestinely to undermine whatever government succeeds Maduro.
Humanitarian Aid Arrives For Venezuela — But Maduro Blocks It
As I understand it, humanitarian convoys are waiting in three neighboring countries.
Note: The Maduro blocked Tienditas bridge is shown in the OP.
In africa humanitarian aid shipments widely used by nato us and un were also used in arms smuggling, and it has been called out other places in the world. What better way to smuggle weapons than to impose sanctions, blockade the country, then magically hand off aid to the same people you just caused to starve, and magically some tow missiles and small arms end up in those shipments.
Reality is the govt of venezuala not any country short of one at the authoritarian level of stalin or north korea has the power or complete military control to rip apart every aid shipment.
Answer this why was the us the eu and the western world fully willing to let the venezualan people starve until there was an attempt at a coupe, the fact that those countries would let people starve unless someone they backed politically was trying to gain power tells me and much of the world those shipments were nothing but ill intent from the start and maduro would have to be braindead to think it was just a gesture to save the venezualan people.
Better question would you feel the same if russia blocked off ukraine financially and blocked all exports causing them to starve due to lack of imports they need to farm, then suddenly sent humanitarian aid to the same people they forced to starve.
This thread is not about Africa, Russia, or Ukraine. Stop the whataboutisms.
It's about Venezuela in South America. Try again.
It would be assinine on Maduro's part to let any of these invading columns into Venezuela. Subversive supply lines to a fraudulent leader who was never a candidate for Venezuelan President. Henry Falan (SP) ran against Maduro and the 60% majority voted for Maduro. The USA is also assisting in the outright theft of Venezuelans monies and gold. First the US starves Venezuelans with sanctions starting August 2017 and after creating the problem, pretends to be doing a humanitarian effort to allay the problem. CIA, IMF, USAID, and all the covert tools in action. Plausible deniability and all that, but only the genuine MORONS will believe that.
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Fyi kurds are currently blocking aid as well in syria,
Another of your"whataboutism" thread diversions, a favorite tactic of Russian trolls.
Your Kurd citation?
Two Ways the Venezuelan Crisis Might End
I'd go with option #1. The Russians would probably prefer that he remain close by (Bolivia) as they (and the Cubans) work clandestinely to undermine whatever government succeeds Maduro.
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