From 2017, the Trump Administration has been angling for regime change
in Venezuela. Back during his tenure as CIA Director, Mike Pompeo was talking about trying to orchestrate such a “transition” of power.
This week, President Maduro’s power began to face a serious challenge.
Following calls from Pompeo’s State Department, opposition leader Juan
Guaido declared himself interim president. The hawkish parts of the
Trump Administration are only too eager to embrace this, and are looking to aggressively back the change.
Backing Guaido means open efforts to undermine Maduro, and that seems to be the near-term direction for the administration.
John Bolton says that the main focus right now is on figuring out a way
to ensure that all money from Venezuelan oil exports goes directly to
Guaido. Bolton said this was only consistent with US recognition of him as the legitimate government of Venezuela.
Saying that’s what the US wants to happen and doing it are two different
things, however, and Bolton conceded that officials are still studying
how this would be done. The US is setting itself up as so overtly
hostile, however, that Maduro is ordering US diplomats out of the
country.
The US is also pushing for a meeting of the UN Security Council,
as soon as Saturday, to discuss the situation in Venezuela. Pompeo
intends to attend the meeting, and the expectation is that the US will
be calling for a recognition of Guaido’s takeover.
It’s the JV Coup Team, 2nd string.
Hawks? Hardly…while they may circle high overhead and make screeching noises, that’s where the analogy falls apart. Hawks do their own killin and eatin. These guys would more appropriately be termed Turkey Vultures. This would be a regurgitation…
The theory of keeping your friends close and your enemies closer(Bolton,Pompeo)is proving to be the load of s**t it always has been. It was the same with Obama appointing the queen bi**h as his secretary of state.
“In the morning, Trump promises Kim of North Korea, “We won’t wage regime-change war against you.” In the evening, Kim watches Trump carrying out regime-change in Venezuela. Kim looks at our actions, not empty promises.”
-Tulsi Gabbard on Twitter yesterday
Tulsi is now saying what Trump said when he campaigned for president . They both know what is right . But now often Trump does the opposite in Venezuela . Why ?
If we should elect Tulsi ? Will she change like Trump seems to have changed ? And do the very same criminal acts that Obama Bush and Clinton were doing all along . Evidently David Rockafeller was telling the truth when he said we will have a global government whether we want it or not ..
Venezuela is sitting on a mountain of gold and a sea of oil…the US corporates wants it. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/5748bf6b79fe7df305c975ec7f7a1d81af19f4e0e4db8d81faeb450cb9379795.jpg
Instead of learning from and allowing freedom to reign, the US uses it’s super power to squash so called unfriendly governments and then accuses them of being inferior or some sort of threat. Why not allow other forms of government to succeed or fail on their own, we might be surprised.
Last night I saw a coordinated youtube advertisement:
Produced by “Prager University” (in small print at the bottom of their page: “Prager University is not an accredited academic institution and does not offer certifications or diplomas.” – and has no campus anywhere.)
Who funds this astroturf org is nebulous, but each video costs $50k to produce and market. Ironically, youtube is both taking their money to play their videos as ads, while prageru is fighting them with a lawsuit for restricting their most extreme content from young people.
And here’s the best part about what they say they are all about:
“…free markets and a strong military to protect and project those values.”
So, like their ideas or they’ll find someone to kill whoever still fails to get with their program.
“From 2017, the Trump Administration has been angling for regime change in Venezuela.”
While true, that is a very partial truth. Dubya and Obama Admins both attempted coups. Dubya launched two, and failed. Obama was merely obvious in the desire.
This may be the Trump Admin, but the actions are not by Trump. They are the long established push of the Deep State that runs things as long as Trump can be manipulated or sidelined.
If they’re made by the Trump administration they are the actions of Trump. If he’s being manipulated it’s still on him.
Right on cue.
There can be no commentary without someone with severe TDS weighing in.
I must have also had ODS, BDS, CDS and on and on. Is there anything anyone can say negatively about Trump without you accusing them of having TDS? If I said Trump likes torture and would like to fill up Gitmo would that be my TDS making me say those things? Or is it always the Deep State that should be blamed for changing this principled man of peace and liberty into the ass clown that we see today?
You can’t tell someone with inverted TDS that Trump isn’t going to MAGA, wars. You’re pissin’ all over his “hope and change” at the same time you’re crappin’ on his “compassionate conservatism”…..
Plus, I’ve been consistent. I’ve said it more than once that Libya was Obama’s responsibility, not Hillary’s.
Right on cue.
There can be no commentary without someone with severe inverted TDS weighing in.
That’s right. In 1950, then President Harry S. Truman had a plaque on his desk that read: THE BUCK STOPS HERE. He wasn’t afraid to take responsibility when the Korean War was being lost by US forces .. after all, he was Commander-in-Chief of these troops, as well as being in charge of his administration. He put the WWII hero of the Pacific, Gen. Douglas MacArthur, in command, and MacArthur had the North Koreans fleeing north toward the Yalu River, US troops right behind them.
This is what Trump has to do .. get a plaque with that slogan and put it on his desk. He cannot be doing what his predecessors had done, starting with Bill Clinton, right up to Barack Obama. They never took full responsibility for their foolish mistakes.
Anther US coup d’etat the US public is sleep walking on.
The MSM and both war parties are again, again, again, again, again, again, again, again, hailing a US coup d’etat.
And establishment Dems are still upset about Russian meddling in US elections? Have they become totally unhinged or what? Where are the voices from Congress in opposition to all this? Let’s get some anti-war resolutions going, Bernie and Rand. What’s taking you so long?
Tulsi Gabbard spoke out against Trump’s regime change policy in Venezuela in August 2017,
From Twitter. Yesterday.
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The United States needs to stay out of Venezuela. Let the Venezuelan people determine their future. We don’t want other countries to choose our leaders–so we have to stop trying to choose theirs.
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Congress cannot stop the CiC from defending American personnel. That’s why the bait has been set, and Trump won’t allow Maduro to push American operatives out of the country. This is setting up to be his Benghazi.
Or Poland
Have they become totally unhinged or what?
Snark answer: I will go for totally unhinged for the win!
And now we have the master election manipulator wasserman schultz up to her eyeballs in manipulation as she has done for her elections in Fl up thru 2018, clinton in 2016, and now venezuela; however, one can’t cite reports from RT or other “approved” sources because cnn will work in russia collusion, putin, et al ad nauseum.
Notice Sergei Lavrov brought out this point.
If United States thinks they can direct the oil money to some body other than the president . Why don’t they send the oil money directly to the Venezuelan people . So much to each person . Venezuela voted socialist . The government can tax the people and get enough of the money back to run the government .
Again we should be thankful for Russia I have more faith in Russia helping Venezuela than the USA . Just like they helped in Syria . Our regime change policy is just terrible . Look at Afghanistan , Ukraine , Egypt , Iraq , Kosovo and Libya . Trump was right when he campaigned on no regime changes .
Whatever failings of Maduro, the Gringo case against the Venezuelan government is tainted by the constant meddling including the coup against Hugo Chávez, the depiction of him as a dictator and the unrebuked call for his assassination.
The United States can never be considered an honest broker in Venezuela or anywhere else
It’s none of our business and that’s for sure. However, this is not an invasion or anything close. It’s acknowledging a guy, who has at least been duly elected, in the hopes that it will force a new set of elections. The last ones were certainly not legit. You can’t jail the opposition and call it democracy. Millions have fled and no it’s not because of our sanctions that the country is a mess. I’ve heard that line enough times already to make me sick. We are still buying their oil, the other sanctions in place are against officials and a few banks, things like that, which actually have a tiny effect on the overall economy. It’s still the US that buys most of their oil and is in fact keeping them afloat by doing so. We are under no moral obligation to even do that much.
I don’t agree with the US being involved in any of this but I’m also not going to get into the habit of using hyperbole when it’s not necessary. The US deserves the blame for what it gets wrong and they should not be making it harder on the people of Venezuela in any way shape or form. However, the government of Venezuela deserves the blame for destroying their economy, they did that to themselves by adding debt even when oil prices where at all time highs all the while refusing to allow free trade into their country. Furthermore, the Maduro government deserves the blame for putting the opposition leaders in prison and refusing to hold legitimate elections. His approval rating is now about 20% with people rightfully blaming his government for most of their problems.
The best thing for the people of the US would be for our government to mind it’s own business, everywhere. The best thing for the people of Venezuela would be for them to continue to protest until they get legit elections. They should not allow this man, who tossed the opposition leaders in prison, to remain in charge. But, that’s their businesses, not ours, no matter what the Monroe Doctrine purports to determine as our sphere of influence.
Years ago I became friends with an English teacher/guitarist who lives in Caracas. The stories he would tell me about the corruption in his country were at first unbelievable. Later I came to realize that he was not kidding in the least. I spent three years trying to find ways to get him and his band equipment, the hoops we had to jump through were incredible. Bribes, smuggling, etc. etc. just to get them cables and microphones etc. I could not get a shipping company to insure anything I sent to him either. They knew the score and that the odds of any package I sent getting through were nil. I knew then and there that Venezuela was headed for economic turmoil. We talk about the effects that US sanctions have as if they are the driving force behind all their problems and that is just BS. The government of Venezuela is responsible for not allowing people to purchase anything but small amounts of goods from abroad, the same goes for businesses and corporations etc. They effectively embargoed themselves, they sanctioned their own people and their own businesses!! How do you blame the US for not trading enough with them when it was they who put the restrictions in place on their own people???? Nobody was stopping me from Trading with Venezuela except the Venezuelan government along with the corruption they allow to remain in place. Right now the food, medicine and other basic items are all being smuggled in. The Venezuelan government will Still Not allow exports to come into their country from places who could easily supply them with the goods they desperately need. That is NOT the US’s fault.
Surely even in the sad condition of the UNSC now, they could not back a completely illegal takeover from the legally elected president now that the cruel sanctions and threats of the USA have made his position much worse.
Having allowed first Chavez and then Maduro run roughshod over the Venezuelan people while stealing literally everything not nailed down, this kabuki theater is less about US compassion and more about inciting war with Russia or China- maybe both. I hope I’m wrong, but the past 60 years of Washington’s kamikaze foreign policy virtually guarantees we will do the worst possible thing at the worst moment.