Venezuela IS trying to "rectify those issues themselves." We are on the sidelines observing the situation.
National Assembly president Guaidó is calling for Maduro's ouster and a return to fair elections.
The US has interests in the region to protect and doesn't want Russia in there stealing Venezuelan gold, which they may have done already or their oil. One US Republican congressman claims the Russians have installed nukes in Venezuela.
The statement by Bolton that said all options are on the table does not mean we are going to overtly interfere.
But as it is with any volatile regime overthrow, the US already has it's fingers in the pie trying to sway it out of Maduro's hands and into the hands of those who oppose socialism.
Nope.. not sure where I might've implied we did.
the US already has it's fingers in the pie trying to sway it out of Maduro's hands and into the hands of those who oppose socialism.
And until those who oppose socialism (most important, those in the Venezuelan military) turn out in sufficient numbers to make a difference, this will end relatively quickly. I'm not convinced enough anti-socialism forces exist there.