The Trump Administration has announced Friday, along with a new round of
sanctions against members of the Venezuelan government, that they are dispatching US military aircraft carrying aid to the Venezuelan border.
The aid can’t get into Venezuela directly, as it is being sent to
opposition leader Juan Guaido and with an eye specifically toward
endorsing him as the new ruler of Venezuela. Instead, the aid will be
sent to Cucuta, on the Colombian side of the border.
It is unclear what the plans are for getting the aid across the border,
and it is expected to arrive on Saturday. If anything, it is likely to
raise tensions along the border, where the US has considered sending a
large number of ground troops.
The administration has repeatedly said that military intervention
remains on the table in imposing regime change in Venezuela. There is no
timeline for that,though it is clear that some Trump aides are pushing
for action to ensure Guiado ultimately takes power.
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro says the United States has been “stealing” billions of dollars from the Latin American country through sanctions and offering “crumbs” in return as humanitarian aid.
Isn`t that the US policy around the World?
It certainly is, and it has kept Cuba sanctioned for sixty years.
U.S. humanitarian aid is aptly described by the terms AK-47, M-4, M-16, tow missile.
Yeah, what else is hidden in those ‘aid’ shipments is probably one of the reasons Maduro won’t let ‘aid’ trucks through.
The Red Cross has warned Maduro of this and advised him not to allow in the “aid” (not needed anyway).
The first round of aid will come in C-130’s
The second round will come in F-16’s
AID as a Political stunt is kind of cynical.
Any legit ‘aid’ that gets through will just be sold back across the border; Maduro’s socialist utopia is also a smuggler’s dream under U.S. sanctions. If it weren’t for the government shops, people really would be starving as everything worth hard currency gets smuggled out for hard currency.
“Will Trump/Guaido Kill The World’s Greatest Arb Trade?” – Tyler Durden, Sat, 02/16/2019.
https://www.zerohedge. com/news/2019-02-12/will-trumpguaido-kill-worlds-greatest-arb-trade
Zero Hedge is usually very anti-Maduro, but they did repost an interesting article from the Saker Blog. Even bearing in mind that Saker is very pro-Russian, it still seems Venezuela wants its Bolivarian socialist utopia.
“A Reporter’s Diary From Venezuela: “Insolent American Bastards Should Be Hanged On The First Tree” – Georgy Zotov.
https://www.zerohedge. com/news/2019-02-09/reporters-diary-venezuela-insolent-american-bastards-should-be-hanged-first-tree
The problem the U.S. may have, is that the ‘wrong people’ are making money, in addition to the ‘wrong people’ having political power.
Waddaya mean, aid????? Lift the sanctions and stop the aggression, withdraw “special envoy” Elliott Abrams the war criminal, let the Venezuelans live with their own resources and government.
Here’s George Galloway telling it like it is:
I especially like the end where Galloway points out a common misconception about the situation: while Venezuela has a socialist government, it ***does not have a socialist economy***. Which Galloway characterizes as a crucial mistake of the Chavismo Revolution. And in hindsight, I agree, as it enabled the out-of-power oligarchy to sabotage the revolution.
In plain talk, we’re gearing up for another US-backed coup. If I were a betting man I’d wager quite a bit that more than a little of the ‘aid’ on those planes is in the form of weapons and ammunition. Way to go, team.