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Frank Scavo's avatar

The head of the snake has been removed, the DEPENDENT BODY of APARATCHIKS still remain. With no commerce aside from NARCO TRADE, what chance do the people have? A DISARMED AND BROKE POPULOUS have zero influence except for mass protests...unless the JACKBOOTED THUGGERY has their boot on your throat already!!! The same will be for AMERICA once the template is followed...

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Linda Curran's avatar

Even agreeing that Maduro is little more than a second rate mob boss and glad that he is gone, how does the President intend on making Venezuela a vibrant democracy again without boots on the ground when the rest of the mob is still intact,

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Sam Faddis's avatar

That is the key question.

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Frank Scavo's avatar

yep

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Kent Clizbe's avatar

Well, Trump said that he will "run" Venezuela.

And that he's "not afraid of boots on the ground."

That's the description of a colony.

Colonial rule is not cheap, and it causes the subjugated population to rebel.

It ain't gonna be pretty!

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Tom Wigand's avatar

>>"Armed members of the colectivos ..."

I've long had a theory that this was / is the intended role of Antifa and BLM in this country, after consummation of the (color) revolution. The concurrent calls to "defund the police" intended to neutralize an armed force most members of which presumptively harbor fealty to our Constitution and Constitutional Republic.

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ORRN31's avatar

The Venezuelans dare not show support for Maduro's demise. They will definitely suffer if they do. Next, their government will have them demonstrate in the streets in support of Maduro....or else!

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Dana F Harbaugh's avatar

I noticed Mrs. Maduro complained about her ribs being bruised during arrest... and strangely, no complaint about the multiple cavity searches.

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Shelley's avatar

Why golly, Marco Rubio is talking with Delcy Rodriguez, the devote Socialist, to keep things in Venezuela calm don't you know.

I'll be looking for your updates Sam.

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JDK's avatar

Mr Faddis, your intel analysis paints a bit of a dark picture. But we saw yesterday Venezuelan citizens in the street, gleeful. Were those pics inaccurate? Maybe AI generated?

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Sam Faddis's avatar

I have seen no authenticated photographs or video of Venezuelans inside Venezuela celebrating. I have seen video of Venezuelans outside the country doing that. I have also seen a number of posts which were video taken in completely different places at completely different times and then were falsely presented as being current images coming out of Venezuela.

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JDK's avatar

Thanks for the response. Makes good sense. I am curious to see how the US is going to temporarily run the country from outside the country.

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