CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — At least seven explosions and low-flying aircraft were heard around 2 a.m. local time Saturday in Venezuela’s capital, Caracas. The government accused the United States of attacking civilian and military installations in multiple states.
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Venezuela’s government, in the statement, called on its supporters to take to the streets.
“People to the streets!” the statement said. “The Bolivarian Government calls on all social and political forces in the country to activate mobilization plans and repudiate this imperialist attack.”
The statement added that President Nicolás Maduro had “ordered all national defense plans to be implemented” and declared “a state of external disturbance.” That state of emergency gives him the power to suspend people’s rights and expand the role of the armed forces.
I hate Trump. But I have a friend in Venezuela. It’s been hell for him and his family the last couple years. Maduro and his “elites” controlled the country and caused massive poverty to its citizens. This is the best news of hope he can’t stop talking about. Maybe it’s reading it on the news that gives us our biased opinions but for someone who is living there in the hell caused by Maduro and his group this is the best news you can imagine.
Let’s see what they insert instead of Maduro. Wouldn’t have high Hopes with their historic choices of candidates for their own government…
Someone willing to give American companies favorable access to their oil reserves. Their politics don’t matter.
This. We are not invading Venezuela because we are trying to fix their problems… we are doing so to control their oil. Why would the politics matter? Oil is king.
The peace prize lady. The people of Vzla won’t like that though. This is the start of a lot of unrest.
Seems Trump has ruled out Machado: https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5671488-trump-machado-venezuela-opposition-leader/
No surprise he backstabbed her already 🤣🤣🤣she served whatever purpose and has been discarded already.
The street level opinion coming out of Venezuela largely seems to be “fuck Maduro but fuck America too”
“I have a friend in Iraq. It’s been hell for him and his family the last couple of years. Hussein and his “elites” controlled the country and caused massive poverty to its citizens”
You guys are fucking laughable, “every US invasion is bad except the current one”. I can’t believe the Iraq playbook still fucking works on you
What? I’m not ok with any of this I’m remarking on the fact that people in Venezuela are celebrating. There are more people in this world than us you know.
For every supposed “Venezuelan celebrating in Venezuela” there are ten frightened that their country is being invaded. Maduro was democratically elected by the people of Venezuela, the majority literally want him there.
You’re wrong on that. I haven’t heard any Venezuelan claim Maduro was elected. He cemented his seat in power after the last election where he clearly lost. So stop making things up for your own optics.
https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/articles/how-maduro-stole-venezuelas-vote/
The Bolivarian revolution counted with the wide support of the people since its inception, and this support only dwindled recently because of extreme economic sanctions by the US. The Bolivarian revolution therefore has the popular support of the people until the sanctions are lifted and the Venezuelan people can carry out free elections free from external interference.
“I have a friend in the US. It’s been hell for him and his family the last couple of years. Trump and his “elites” controlled the country and caused massive poverty to its citizens”
It works both ways. Would you be making these same arguments if Canada had kidnapped Trump?
It’s a little different since American democracy is supposed to be a lot more stable than Venezuela. But if the election was clearly stolen (imagine trump running for a 3rd term), and then he was removed by another country after deliberations with the opposing leadership here, then yeah kinda. It’d be terrifying. But the guy who stole our country’s leadership, the one running and ruining our lives has been removed. What comes after, what deals were made with the devil, that’s all terrifying. And the people in Venezuela are holding their breath.
Yeah no doubt this will rough for Venezuelans. I just take issue with people suddenly pretending that one of Trump’s fellow world dictators is somehow a good guy simply because Trump did another awful thing. This is the same logic these people use to defend neoliberal Democrats that are the reason we’re stuck with Trump in the first place and I’m sick of it.
The enemy of my enemy is my friend. Or something like that. Trump is no one’s friend. But neither is Maduro.
I think that’s a fair perspective - though I am certainly concerned about Trump starting wars without going through congress, as well as the precedent this sets for invading other countries without cause. (Granted, historically, the US has done both, but that doesn’t make it right). Additionally, this could just mean Venezuela swaps out this dictator for a US-friendly dictator.
This is the equivalent of letting homelander kill the mafia boss in your town. Unfortunately he’s not leaving soon and will cause a lot more damage before this is all done.