Whatever happens, however we may choose to help, our help has to be completely behind the scenes. The outcome has to have only Venezuelan fingerprints on it.
Because no matter how bad Maduro is (and Chavez was) ten years from now he will be a martyr and we will be blamed for the flaws in Venezuela from now to eternity if there is any way to blame us for his removal. Just think how, to this day, people still blame us for Iran, because 70 years ago we stopped a leftist from taking power there. When they should really be blaming us because Carter intervened on behalf of the Ayatollah.
“” “” Because no matter how bad Maduro is (and Chavez was) ten years from now he will be a martyr and we will be blamed for the flaws in Venezuela from now to eternity if there is any way to blame us for his removal. Just think how, to this day, people still blame us for Iran, because 70 years ago we stopped a leftist from taking power there. When they should really be blaming us because Carter intervened on behalf of the Ayatollah.”” “”
That’s some golden words. If only people in power were as wise as you.