Lets see Doloras. As all the commentators are saying it's a fluid situation.
Reading Trump's comments this morning I'm yes disappointed he seems to have discarded Machado, and is talking to Vice President Rodríguez, who I'm guessing is just a junior corrupt thug to Maduro.
But to avoid a potential ugly civil war, maybe this is the best plan in the short term.
Promise some type of criminal amnesties for all Maduro's inner circle, unpleasant as that maybe. In exchange all democracy protestors Maduro has locked up, get released, with some plan for free elections down the track.
Yipe Trump wants his greedy hands on Venezuela's oil supply, but he's also right that without billions of USD investment the place will continue to be an economic basket case, with poverty misery for it's people.
And as we all know Trump says the outrageous, to serve his goals. He ain't going drop special forces into Ciudad de Mexico or Bogota. But if he can get the Mexican or Colombian voter at least thinking, he'd do that with left wing govts in charge, well maybe he can sway elections there to his liking. Pedro already has a 65% disapproval rating in Colombia. Their next Presidential elections are in May, and I don't think he can stand anyway, ie can't do consecutive terms in Colombia???
Cuba different. Like Venezuela it ain't a democracy, and Cuban heritage Rubio esp would love regime change there. There will be some angst in Havana right now. But they don't seem to be a Narco bolthole, so the Yankees will have to invent a new excuse.
Reading Trump's comments this morning I'm yes disappointed he seems to have discarded Machado, and is talking to Vice President Rodríguez, who I'm guessing is just a junior corrupt thug to Maduro.
But to avoid a potential ugly civil war, maybe this is the best plan in the short term.
Promise some type of criminal amnesties for all Maduro's inner circle, unpleasant as that maybe. In exchange all democracy protestors Maduro has locked up, get released, with some plan for free elections down the track.
Yipe Trump wants his greedy hands on Venezuela's oil supply, but he's also right that without billions of USD investment the place will continue to be an economic basket case, with poverty misery for it's people.
And as we all know Trump says the outrageous, to serve his goals. He ain't going drop special forces into Ciudad de Mexico or Bogota. But if he can get the Mexican or Colombian voter at least thinking, he'd do that with left wing govts in charge, well maybe he can sway elections there to his liking. Pedro already has a 65% disapproval rating in Colombia. Their next Presidential elections are in May, and I don't think he can stand anyway, ie can't do consecutive terms in Colombia???
Cuba different. Like Venezuela it ain't a democracy, and Cuban heritage Rubio esp would love regime change there. There will be some angst in Havana right now. But they don't seem to be a Narco bolthole, so the Yankees will have to invent a new excuse.