I guess from an international point of view, America is not in an advantageous position to stop him. Unpopular president, stagnant economy being sucked dry by 20 years of sustained warfare including funding two current ones with declining popular support for both. Maduro hoping he can sneak one under the radar. Good luck
Iirc there were Russian and Cuban soldiers in Venezuela during the attempted coup against Maduro by Guaido and the Bay of Piglets. No idea if China would support Venezuela, but China said this: Wang Wenbin, Chinese spokesperson, says he “supports Venezuela and Guyana” in the Essequibo dispute because “both are good friends.”
I cannot see the US taking this sitting down. Isn’trael, Ukraine, both proxy fights, the US military other than needing to have part (far less than half) of it sit around looking intimidating off the coast of occupied Palestine is mostly free at the moment.
While I get why Venezuela is doing it, the timing is still meh, Biden is reeling from Republicans shutting down his Ukraine aid, facing a defeat and humiliation there, insurrection from his party base on his support of the zionist genocide and he needs a win. Something like this that he can spin as evil authoritarian tankie country invades wholesome democratic nation and US comes to the rescue and pushes them out and upholds order is just the kind of thing he probably really wants for his re-election to distract from the other failures. The kind of thing to get him plaudits and support from the war-hungry western press, his own party membership, and yes the Republicans. Sure there would be some cynical winking stuff about doing it for the oil joked about but most liberals would see it as genuinely correct and humanitarianly necessary and the reactionaries would thump their chests in approval at attacking a socialist state they’ve long tried to topple from within.
The US planned to build bases in the area and have been trying to overthrow the government in Venezuala for decades so it’s justified but I’m just not sure it’s wise as a pretext is useful to them.
I guess from an international point of view, America is not in an advantageous position to stop him. Unpopular president, stagnant economy being sucked dry by 20 years of sustained warfare including funding two current ones with declining popular support for both. Maduro hoping he can sneak one under the radar. Good luck
If the US intervenes, any chances that China could back the other side?
I’m sure China will send a strongly worded letter.
No, I don’t think so… China will only watch until the U.S personally stirs their shit up…
Anyway, these two countries are fifteen thousand kilometers away from us.So we are irrelevant.
Iirc there were Russian and Cuban soldiers in Venezuela during the attempted coup against Maduro by Guaido and the Bay of Piglets. No idea if China would support Venezuela, but China said this: Wang Wenbin, Chinese spokesperson, says he “supports Venezuela and Guyana” in the Essequibo dispute because “both are good friends.”
I cannot see the US taking this sitting down. Isn’trael, Ukraine, both proxy fights, the US military other than needing to have part (far less than half) of it sit around looking intimidating off the coast of occupied Palestine is mostly free at the moment.
While I get why Venezuela is doing it, the timing is still meh, Biden is reeling from Republicans shutting down his Ukraine aid, facing a defeat and humiliation there, insurrection from his party base on his support of the zionist genocide and he needs a win. Something like this that he can spin as evil authoritarian tankie country invades wholesome democratic nation and US comes to the rescue and pushes them out and upholds order is just the kind of thing he probably really wants for his re-election to distract from the other failures. The kind of thing to get him plaudits and support from the war-hungry western press, his own party membership, and yes the Republicans. Sure there would be some cynical winking stuff about doing it for the oil joked about but most liberals would see it as genuinely correct and humanitarianly necessary and the reactionaries would thump their chests in approval at attacking a socialist state they’ve long tried to topple from within.
The US planned to build bases in the area and have been trying to overthrow the government in Venezuala for decades so it’s justified but I’m just not sure it’s wise as a pretext is useful to them.
Interesting counterpoint, thanks for posting it