Posted on 04/30/2019 4:07:12 PM PDT by Innovative
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo claimed Tuesday that embattled Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro was preparing to leave the country for Cuba, but was talked out of it by Russia.
"We've watched throughout the day, it's been a long time since anyone's seen Maduro," Pompeo said in an interview with CNN's Wolf Blitzer on "The Situation Room."
"He had an airplane on the tarmac, he was ready to leave this morning as we understand it and the Russians indicated he should stay."
"He was headed for Havana," Pompeo said.
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I participated in some war games in VN about 50 years ago. I understand what you mean.
It’s been said Cuba has 20,000 troops there....then add in the others. Formidable force. I spend a lot of time in Colombia and IMO they just don’t have the killer instinct.
*** Clearly we should send in the Marines. There must be a handful that don’t have PTSD yet. ***
So many on FR seem so eager to use our young children for cannon fodder. 22 suicides a day. Permanently f**d for MIC.
It’s become neocon central around here.
An interesting statement.
onald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump
....embargo, together with highest-level sanctions, will be placed on the island of Cuba. Hopefully, all Cuban soldiers will promptly and peacefully return to their island!
5:09 PM · Apr 30, 2019
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Maduro`s heart is in Havana.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQkI4hvqPCs&list=RDgQkI4hvqPCs&start_radio=1
One problem is Maduro, a Communist would be replaced with Guiado, a Socialist.
You wouldn’t want to be a Cuban who gets left behind.
The Venezuelans will kill you and eat you.
“What’s On The menu?”
“Cuban sandwiches!”
Russia has a significan investment at risk in Venezuela, but nothing like China does.
Russia already had supply ports in the Carib- China doesn’t.
Money talks and China is ten times as rich as Russia.
Money talks, but sometimes through others.
I can;t see Russia disappointing its’ main benefactor in Venezueala- or passing up all the money China will pay them to protect China’s investments there.
What they need in Venezuela is some more Cubans to come in and starve them.
Cubans.....they’re like The Peace Corps except they starve you to death while the socialist dictators get rich.
I’m really concerned that a lot of young Cuban boys are going to come back in body bags or missing limbs.
You know.....like they did from Africa.
lol
I’m sure we have eyes on him.
I don’t get it.
...As if Putin as a KGB officer hasn’t ALWAYS been a nasty sonofabeech cuddling up to such prison warden types as the Castro brothers...
What do you mean, “start?” They were with him all along...nd his predecessor, too.
Good point. And Grenada.
One problem is Maduro, a Communist, would be replaced with Guiado, a Socialist.
Concord and Lexington would not have meant anything if the French had not stepped in, and you know it.
I think there is a growing Iranian influence and presence in Latin America, as well.
Agreed. Block the shipping lanes, air space but not one American drop of blood for the people who volunteered for this socialist hell. Screw Venezuela.
First, we get all the foreign military and police out of Venezuela.
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