Venezuela is about to bite the dust...

[spencer rifle]

Steve Inskeep on NPR this morning was interviewing Adam Smith, Chair of the House Armed Services Committee, and the "journalist" actually seriously compared what is going on in Venezuela to American politics. Sheesh.

 

[Kutnupe14]

Steve Inskeep on NPR this morning was interviewing Adam Smith, Chair of the House Armed Services Committee, and the "journalist" actually seriously compared what is going on in Venezuela to American politics. Sheesh.

That might be a bit hyperbolic on the journalist's part.

 

[T.Lex]

Steve Inskeep on NPR this morning was interviewing Adam Smith, Chair of the House Armed Services Committee, and the "journalist" actually seriously compared what is going on in Venezuela to American politics. Sheesh.

If you can see the leftward swing of several federal politicians, I think it is a fair question. Plus, people from all over the political spectrum here on INGO (which is a pretty narrow slice) admit that USian politics is becoming more divided.

Sure, it may be a matter of degree and/or timing, but there's a valid comparison in there... or could be for purposes of a question.

 

[spencer rifle]

If you can see the leftward swing of several federal politicians, I think it is a fair question. Plus, people from all over the political spectrum here on INGO (which is a pretty narrow slice) admit that USian politics is becoming more divided.

Sure, it may be a matter of degree and/or timing, but there's a valid comparison in there... or could be for purposes of a question.

More divided? Sure. Takes two to tango.
Venezuela-level? Not buyin' it. Not from NPR, anyway.

 

[T.Lex]

Looks like the Venezuelan military can't really figure out which way to go... which for the short term is probably conducive to Guaido's health.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-47023370

On Sunday, Venezuela's top military representative to the US, Col José Luis Silva, defected from Mr Maduro's government, saying he recognised Mr Guaidó as president instead.

Oh - and Pirates in the Caribbean!
https://www.bbc.com/news/stories-47003108

 

[BugI02]

Maybe we should send a carrier group to the windward isles for a little R&R

 

[NKBJ]

The political awareness of the people has increased so very much that it is impacting business as usual.
The fake left and fake right actually need some assistance in making the public think they are two opposing sides.


Bear these words in mind...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GO2U9jJoWsM

 

[Dead Duck]

National Security Adviser John Bolton may have inadvertently revealed a potential next move by the Trump administration in the Venezuela crisis Monday when photographers captured a note on a legal pad that read: "5,000 troops to Colombia."

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/john-boltons-written-note-on-troops-to-colombia-raises-eyebrows

 

[T.Lex]

I've never liked Bolton, despite agreeing with him on a fair number of things.

He has too much of an ivory-tower-conservative feel to him.

 

[NKBJ]

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/john-boltons-written-note-on-troops-to-colombia-raises-eyebrows

That's awesome man.
In Venezuela they could take it two ways and both mean the same thing.

 

[NKBJ]

VOA is fun today too.
https://www.voanews.com/a/urgent-lima-group-meeting-called-to-discuss-venezuela/4762447.html

 

[NKBJ]

The dog pile is well under way...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/venezuela-lima-group-meeting-1.4996005

 

[NKBJ]

We could have headlines any day now about Madura launching gas attacks.

 

[ArcadiaGP]

Venezuela's Supreme Court forbids Juan Guaido from travelling out of the country and freezes his accounts.

 

[NKBJ]

Remembering that Columbia is a NATO partner...
This fellow hits it out of the park even if he didn't mention Venezuela by name.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRUwbvoa4SM

 

[Thor]

And socialism/communism begins it's final phase. When you disagree or are inconvenient you get to die.

https://www.smh.com.au/world/south-...power-comes-under-attack-20190130-p50ujg.html

"Hungry, beaten-down residents felt a rush of hope. Then night fell, along with the boot steps of government forces.

 

[Kutnupe14]

Remembering that Columbia is a NATO partner...
This fellow hits it out of the park even if he didn't mention Venezuela by name.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRUwbvoa4SM

Ok, but what threat is Venezuela to the US that justifies sending US troops to Colombia under the NATO umbrella?

 

[CampingJosh]

Ok, but what threat is Venezuela to the US that justifies sending US troops to Colombia under the NATO umbrella?

The point of NATO is that they only need to be a threat to any one member for it to count the same as a threat to the U.S.

Just an expansion on the Monroe Doctrine.

 

[KG1]

We need troops to help Columbia build a wall.

 

[T.Lex]

We need troops to help Columbia build a wall.

The university or the district of?