In this video, I talk with @John-Doull regarding the recent developments out of the White House as President Trump says military options against Venezuela are on the table.
Venezuela has seen vast hyperinflation, absolute socialist totalitarianism and unthinkable poverty. After the sham election, people are even more riled up than before and rightly so. Maduro is locking up his opponents, activists are dying in the streets and people are waiting in long bread lines.
Despite how terrible of a place socialist utopia Venezuela currently is, military intervention would just result in repeats of what we saw under Operation Condor in Chile and Argentina. Every country the US intervenes in ends up worse off.
Trump said,
"We have many options for Venezuela, this is our neighbor. We’re all over the world and we have troops all over the world in places that are very very far away, Venezuela is not very far away and the people are suffering and dying. We have many options for Venezuela including a possible military option if necessary.”
Yes Donald, we know Venezuela isn't very far away and other places are...
This interventionist approach by Trump completely conflicts with his election promises of diplomacy instead of interventionism.
Trump has also recently refused to take phone calls from Maduro.
H. R. McMaster has disputed these claims which is odd but there does seem to be some talk of intervention.
John and I break down what this all means and why this can lead to serious problems.