While the US tried to portray the landing of Russian nuclear weapons capable bombers in Venezuela as a threat, Venezuela clearly sees the US as the threat, which is why the Russian military was invited, say Steve Ellner and Greg Wilpert
Two Russian bombers landed in Venezuela on Monday provoking a strong rebuke from U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who tweeted, “Russia’s government has sent bombers halfway around the world to Venezuela. The Russian and Venezuelan people should see this for what it is: two corrupt governments squandering public funds and squelching liberty and freedom while their people suffer.â€
Meanwhile, also on Monday, Venezuelan President Maduro accused the White House and National Security Adviser John Bolton, in particular, of being behind assassination plots against President Maduro. A third piece of news from Venezuela, which further points to US-Venezuelan tensions, is that Goodyear announced on Tuesday that it will close its factory in Venezuela because of the harsh US financial sanctions against the country.
On the surface it would seem that allowing Russian nuclear weapons capable bombers land in Venezuela and to participate in Venezuelan maneuvers, represents an intentional provocation on the part of Venezuela towards the US. However, as Greg Wilpert, the author of the book, Changing Venezuela by Taking Power, and Steve Ellner, the author of the book, “Latin America’s Radical Left,†point out, Venezuela collaborating with Russia not with the aim of provoking the US, but to deter any aggression that the US might direct against Venezuela. President Trump himself mentioned the possibility of military action against Venezuela and the threats against President Maduro’s life are quite real.
“It is it is contradictory on the part of the Trump administration to on the one hand talk about the military option in the other hand object to Venezuela’s attempt to defend itself,†said Steve Ellner in a panel discussion on TRNN.
Greg Wilpert added, “Venezuela is indeed very concerned about the possibility of a military intervention by the United States, regardless of what other people think.â€
The government of Venezuela has felt itself to be under siege from the United States ever since the 2002 coup attempt against President Chávez – a coup attempt that the Bush administration supported indirectly via financing and possibly even directly through the provision of logistical support, according to the government of Venezuela. More recently, though, with the first sanctions that President Obama imposed when he declared Venezuela to be an “unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security of the United States,†the sanctions and the perceived threat from the US have grown continuously.
In a time when governments in the region have been veering sharply towards the right, such as in Brazil, Colombia, Argentina, Chile, Peru, and even Ecuador, Venezuela is relieved to see the new government of Andrés Manuel Lopez Obrador sworn into office. While Venezuela sees Lopez Obrador as an ally, Steve Ellner points out, “Lopez Obrador has stated that it really has a neutral position, but that it wants to play a role in trying to resolve the situation in Latin America, trying to ease tensions in Latin America.†Ellner went on to explain that Lopez Obrador wants to bring Mexico back to its historical role of playing “a non-interventionist role in the region… that was the official policy of the Mexican government even in the 1960s during the heat of the Cold War.â€
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MAN……Pompeo didn't think that tweet all the way through did he…..
Stop lying 🤬🤬🤬🤬 Russia is no the bad guy
Why did US even let Russia bombers get this close without knocking them out ?
No no no America and Europa are monsters 🤮🤮🤮🤮😡,i hope Russia and China Will take America and Europa hard,i hate this group People,🤮🤮🤮🤮😡😡😡.
Ha ha ha calling Russia and Venezuela corrupt when our country more corrupt than Russia and Venezuela combined
awesome planes….
Us propaganda they just want Venezuela oil and other natural resources
President Maduro love His country
The people suffer much dye to US sanctions it impose on the country, Venezuela
Venezuelan Coup is CIA instigated
Russia should 💣 them if they try anything stupid about Turkey and Venezuela
Ah isn’t Venezuela’s democracy already destroyed and isn’t it already a dictatorship? Just saying.
…u.s.a. leades the way with stuff like this. someone explain the difference?
The United has military bases and thousands of aircraft all over the world not half way around the world. Trump's should think smarter USA is fast becoming a public enemy with these sunctions and war?????
My birth place has a mountain range full of gold deposit and crude oil of heavy quantity still untaped. I will like to have Some smart jets like these ones and all that it takes so that i can whip anyone who would resist me from helping very, very poor, sick and dying people of my region. It is a great wealth that can keep them alive. It is like my region is not attached to any country because no government care actually what my people are going through.
Some regions are very wealthy too and because they had their own tapped, they bully others…..more on this.
I can see that wickedness which has been draining us is much afraid of these jets. Pictures, video of these location, private. Can you help. Nuclear n laser drills for quick assess?
To hell with usiana state department!
Everything that comes from the mouths of American leaders especially Mike Pompeo are just white lies after lies to justify their taking over of Venezuela. I am glad China and Russia are helping Venezuela to continue as a free and sovereign nation. When would America stop their Regime change bullshit. America is the Great Satan, Devil and threat to the whole world. Yes. Do not believe anything they say.
world should boycott the usa till it ends it's offense dept.
the us govt is the criminal.. it's been a criminal since the JFK coup. operation northwoods would have killed americans to invade cuba.. JFK stopped that.. but there was no JFK on 9/11. 9/11 was an inside job. US govt is hijacked criminal cartel which has been invading any country the fed wants it to invade.
Do you know how many people that get elected to a position they do not even understand the scope of their work all of them do you know how many of them or qualified to do their job none of them… you owe me money and I'm going to get it back even if I have to rebuild this whole entire economy in Venezuela you currently owe me 112 billion dollars this does not include my troops on the ground or my military that had to be sent in to stop the writing the stealing from the poor the food that was being sent in was stolen and not getting to the people we will do this the easy way my way there is no other way I do not surrender and I do not put my knee on the ground for no man
Venezuela beware more Sanctions. . Go U.S. 🇺🇸 Military.. God bless.
"The Russian and Venezuelan people should see this for what it is: two corrupt governments squandering public funds and squelching liberty and freedom while their people suffer.â€
"The pot calling the kettle black" This statement from a government that has locked up 2.2 million of its own people and bonded them into slavery is the height of hypocricy.
The us care about people? Give me a break please!
ðŸ§ðŸ¤” donald blames Mexico for its Venezuela caravan invasion.
Crys over hes wall now Russia helping Venezuela and donald crying again. All roads lead to donald i guess.
🖕ðŸ¾ðŸ–•ðŸ¼ðŸ–•ðŸ¿ðŸ–•ðŸ» trump!
US out of venezuela it is independent country you do it against what in Libya,Iraq.jun t.
Yes Trump and you have people dying in the mainland US from No Health Insurance, homeless and starvation. So, can you focus on reducing unemployment, improve living wage and stop stealing other countries oil revenues and resources.
Go get them and see what they do to your whit evil ass. Donald Trump you won’t win you will be embarrassed. Win your Army and Navy get bet
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Mr. Greg. I DISAGREE WITH YOU, MY QUESTION BASE ON YOUR COMMENT PROVOGATION. WHO IS PROVOKING WHO? IS IT VENEZUELA OR USA THAT WILL NEVR MIND THEIR BUSINESS. WHY ARE USA INTERFERING INTO AN AFFAIR OF A SOVEIREIGN COUNTRY
Once a king will be a king again russia save the world.
No chance whatsoever to who, stupide. U Snakes
No AUTHORITY to advise anyone…Do you know WHY America will not be great once? Because you are the Zionist dog…until YOU'LL don't cut that leash you're never be free. And 9/11's will be ad eternum till greater Israel be created…. sad fate for your proud but kneeling nation…and by the way Zionists are the most antisemitic people because they destroy their own religion culture and country… sad but true.
Actually the CIA tried to kill Fidel Castro over 600 times!!! And it is well documented!
Fake news
is here JUST TWO BOMBERS WHOZ ARRIVED IN NEUTRAKLL COUNTRY. No, srsly? SERIOUSLY??????????????????????//
If they don’t want help from the U.S I say F&$k them! Let them live how they want to…poor and hungry!
So, Trump says he wants to help the poor poor Venezuelan people. Give me a break.
What about little rocket man. A dictator of the likes of Hitler. And, potus actually admires kim. He wants to do business with the kim regime. Any wonder why Nicki Hayley gave it up? Potus threw her under the bus.
Venezuela will destroy itself with the basics of their economic strategy. As for the bombers….hilarious, obvious last ditch and certain action that displays they struggle the ability to hold things together.
The US is the major problem of the world
Problems murican's?
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God bless Madura
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Look us nakikialam sa in other country .junt.
IT IS NOT AMERICAN
Problem to interfear in their
Personal problem ,the usa
Policy is which country not
Give petrol gas to america
He is become terrorist the
America is big terror in
World big petrol mafiya in
The gulf big dictetor in the
World every one has to OBEY US ORDER IF NOT
USA WILL MISS USE HIS
POWER TO ALL SMALL
LIVELYHOOD COUNTRY
IF PUBLIC OF VNAZUVELA
IS HAPPY U CANT SAY ANYTHING NO NEED TO
INTERFEAR ,
Ow USA
Is madoro and castro brothers that were separated at birth ?
US r liers, they claim to b peace keepers nd they are d corrupters