Posted on 06/18/2018 5:45:22 PM PDT by Nextrush
The time has come to discuss what could be done about the Venezuelan narko kleptocracy. And the election of Ivan Duque in Colombia today does affect the possible outcomes......
The thing now is that 1) Colombia has put in office for 4 years an openly declared adversry of the Maduro dictatorship 2) the flow of refugees from Venezuela can only increase now with all the political implications that this can have and 3) Maria Corina Machado is the chosen. Not that it may be the wisest one since she may be articulate and all but she has failed at establishing a solid movement, even if it were small. At any rate the regime is already floating plans to arrest her on charges of treason. That will help........
Colombia cannot support millions of Venezuelan refugees, no matter how much money the World gives to them. It is made worse as we can be certain that drug traffic uses that flow of refugees to operate, plant agents. Colombia already has complained that in areas with many refugees Venezuelan style crime is felt. If the regime refuses to relent, refuses to loosen up at the very least its economic grip to slow down refugees flow, a conflict will be inevitable.
How will this conflict take place? Needless to say that Colombian forces will not want to reach Caracas even if the road were to be opened wide. Needless to say if we come to war the Colombian army will win hands down since the Venezuelan army has become a mere assortment of fat generals with starving and deserting soldiers. Risking your life to save fat Maduro? I doubt it. At least Hitler and Fidel always took care to look thin and hungry.
No the conflict will start by an escalation of international pressure.......
(Excerpt) Read more at daniel-venezuela.blogspot.com ...
He's expecting Colombia to end up using military power to deal with the refugee problem the country is facing because of Venezuela's collapse.
The international pressure with war crimes allegations and so on ala Syria will escalate into some border war which will create refugee housing on freed border territories inside Venezuela.
Good article but misses the point of the average Venezuelan. It’s a go along to get along society...this can work both ways. Colombians think of their neighbors as cousins. Don’t expect military action.
Columbia could sell Venezuelan refugees lots of guns and ammo, and send them back.
And refugees can afford to buy weapons?
The net book value of Venezuela far exceeds the takeover price. Why doesn’t a meddlesome billionaire like George Soros buy out Nickleless Mad-euro and show everyone how to do socialism?
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