Posted on 04/30/2019 4:14:01 PM PDT by Kaslin
The situation in Venezuela is deteriorating. Throughout the day, protests have erupted. Supporters and opponents of socialist President Nicolas Maduro are once facing off after months of economic destitution that has left the beacon of 21stCentury Socialism an absolute hellhole. Youve all read the reports. Medicals supplies are absent, hunger is rampant, and inflation is through the roof. No one is safe from economic blight, except Maduro. Venezuelans from all social classes have suffered. Theres footage of people eating out of trashcans. Zoo animals are being killed for food. Venezuelan children are now being forced into prostitution in order to eat. Its a nightmare, but onward comrades is the mantra of the current government, which has devolved into a de facto dictatorship.
Now, President Trump has threatened Venezuelas ally, Cuba, with a new and aggressive embargo, demanding their security forces end military operations in the country (via Reuters):
If Cuban Troops and Militia do not immediately CEASE military and other operations for the purpose of causing death and destruction to the Constitution of Venezuela, a full and complete.... Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 30, 2019
....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! Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 30, 2019
President Donald Trump on Tuesday said the United States would hit Cuba with sanctions and an embargo if it continued its military support for the government of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.
If Cuban Troops and Militia do not immediately CEASE military and other operations for the purpose of causing death and destruction to the Constitution of Venezuela, a full and complete embargo, together with highest-level sanctions, will be placed on the island of Cuba, Trump said on Twitter. Hopefully, all Cuban soldiers will promptly and peacefully return to their island!
Cuba has denied it has troops on the ground, though theyre as about as trustworthy as North Korea. There are definitely security forces protecting Maduro, which was discussed last February (via Fox News)
Venezuelas disputed and embattled president, Nicolas Maduro, is so fearful of his own people that he has called on Cuban guards to serve as his security detail, a top U.S. military official said.
Navy Adm. Craig S. Faller, commander of U.S. Southern Command, testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee that Maduro, fearing for his own safety, has completely surround[ed] himself with Cuban security. I think its a good sense of where the loyalty of the Venezuelan people are, that his immediate security force is made up of Cubans, Faller told the committee.
Cindy Sheehan. WOOD you bang her?
Only with something that also goes flash.
Wood anyone?
Yeah, where is Sean Penn going to go on vacation now? With both Cuba and Venezuela under Trump’s economic thumb.
I won’t flame you!! I agree w you!!!
I Love Trump, but ur right. He better start carrying through with these threats!!!
When he didn’t shut the border down, I was like wtf!!!! I love they guy, but he BETTER put his money where his mouth is!!!!!!
These empty threats are adding up, TOO MUCH!!!!!
Yeah, with a big freakin sti k I would!!
Agree with your list, talk is cheap, successful action is what counts. The rest is just political blather.
What is the priority here, protect our Nation or protect Venezuela?
OR is it to appease the Venezuelan invaders that have already crossed our Southern borders? To keep them from starting a revolution right here which will spread to all the third world scum allying together here on our streets.
Secure our borders and send all these illegal invaders packing.
Good. Not enough, but good for now.
I don’t flame people, but I see reasons for the threats. 1. They command the news cycle for days. 2. They highlight the betrayal of rinos. 3. They document the president working for what has been promised. 4. They cause foreigners to pause. 5. They manipulate.
Don’t be pathetic...troll.
The only problem with that is your enemies no longer fear you!
Dont be pathetic...troll.
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Troll? I’ve been on this board longer than you have. A casual glance at my comments would show just how off base you are.
What is pathetic is saying stupid things that have no basis in fact.
So many folks making comments about waiting for Trump to get off his butt and close the border it’s pathetic...I took your comment as more of the same crap usually put out by the concern trolls....apologies if i misunderstood the remark....lots of old timers here and that’s good....length of time on FR isn’t always an indication of solid conservative or realistic trains of thoughts....lots of them old timers need to read my tagline and see if it applies.
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