The Late Secretary of Defense..,

…Donald Rumsfeld said, “When the death of American kids hits 5000 the people will turn against us (meaning the Bush administration).”

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War is over if you want it. (Click here)

Why the Interim President?

She is backed by those who are the power brokers in Venezuela. Who are the power brokers?

Bush thought Iraq was going to be a walk in the park. Get Saddam, put Halliburton in charge of the oil reserves and we are done. Right? Basically, the tragedy of September 11, 2001 was parlayed into profits. No one asked for 9-11, but it happened and then it turned into something very different.

So who are the power brokers in Venezuela?

Israel is at war with Islamists. Who are the power brokers in Venezuela?

When Iraq went bad who were the power brokers? 

The Islamists came to kill Americans. Yes? The Jihadists. Yes?  

Who are the power brokers in Venezuela? 

Who did Trump and his minions say are the evil doers in the near border country of Venezuela?

Where is the interim president going to get recruits?

America is dealing with a man with a vision for the next election. That is all Trump worries about. He doesn’t care how he wins, just that he wins. He doesn’t care who he lies to so long as he gets their vote. When are people in the USA going to learn to think about their futures and who to trust rather than the next change in direction by a maniac in a suit?

In charge?

Controlling Venezuelan petroleum shipments is basically mute.

The Venezuelan petroleum industry was supplying Cuba with its only source of oil. Cuba wasn’t really paying much if anything for the oil. It was barter with Venezuela.

Cuba has a bit of a strong medical society. It was that medical expertise that Venezuela was receiving for its oil shipments. The control of Venezuelan oil is just causing greater hardship if that is possible.

The USA needs to concern itself with human rights issues it is causing in both Cuba and Venezuela. Oil is not wealth between these countries, it is function.

If Trump believes he can place USA oil companies into Venezuela he is mimicking Iraq. That is war. That means invading a country for the purpose of profits causing suffering and death. This type of action is changing the international character of the USA. Trump and Republican Congressional members need to take the criticism at the United Nations Security Council seriously.

I see a lot of parallels between the Iraq invasion and the tensions with Venezuela. Trump thinks this will about an election strategy and turning the deportation of Venezuelans into votes as a liberator. This needs to stop. This is parallel strategy with the Cubans in Florida every time elections stir the pot for votes. There is real suffering in these countries that is caused directly by these actions.

I don’t consent for Maduro being a strong man to control a country where an election chose someone else. But, causing hardship is not helping the people. 

Limping

Maduro is limping. His left leg seems challenged by stiffness.