I view Abrams as a less than stellar choice myself. But ultimately Pompeo is running the show and is pretty much in lockstep with Trump.
It looks like we are likely to nationalize all the US Citgo assets and income in the US and funnel it straight to Gauido and the Venezuelan National Committee so they will be well funded and given Gauido’s educational background he is more than capable of straightening the mess out.
I look for the military to come over to Gauido pretty quickly now that Maduro’s ambassador to the US has renounced him and recognized Gauido. I don’t see us sending troops to Venezuela.
I think that is the idea. I just know that K Street constantly can take something like this and see in it an opportunity for interminable US presence unless the Chief Executive puts his foot firmly down. To much of the ‘Now Mr President, this is just a short term stability mission. Wouldn’t be prudent, I say, it wouldn’t be prudent not to have some US presence there on the ground.”