Venezuelans going to the polls Sunday will be asked to answer an unusually provocative question: Should their government be given a blank check to invade neighboring Guyana, and wrest away three-quarters of its oil-rich territory?
The government of Nicolás Maduro is putting the query before voters, part of a century-old territorial dispute between Venezuela and Guyana that is raising tensions in the region and threatening to escalate into a shooting war.
This smells of Russian bullshit to me but that’s just my off the cuff hunch.
Edit: lol look at the timing on this https://www.reuters.com/world/venezuelas-maduro-expected-visit-russia-putins-oil-point-man-says-2023-10-16/
The US military industrial complex must already be salivating.
The UK has disputes there, not the US. Either way the aggressor would be Venezuela.
The US considers all of South America within its sphere of influence.
That said, I’m inclined to agree with @nicetriangle that this is just Russian bullshit and and doubt anything will actually happen.
If it did, I’m sure the US would graciously step in to ensure stability and promote democracy, and not at all to secure US oil interests.
Totally.
More like a full on erection.
MIC executives already popping viagra and browsing yacht magazines, thinking about future bonuses.
ffs…
We had three families in our neighborhood, all related, that the parents/grandparents were from Guyana and the kids were born here.
I can’t speak for the country but those people were awesome! Super friendly, nice, hard working but most of all happy to share and explain their culture.
What is your comment supposed to mean?
I can’t speak for the country but those people were awesome!
If they were assholes, would you just bomb their country? Wtf?
So is it safe to assume this isn’t going to be a free and fair vote?
What do you mean? Obviously 97% of impoverished Venezuelans support war instead of food!
Oil-rich? What an amazing coincidence.
I wonder how long before a carrier strike group is stationed off the coast?
Russia/Iran:
Yeah that’s my hunch on it as well. There’s been a number of articles in the last few months signaling closer ties with Russia and Maduro.
I’m of the opinion that the Gaza thing was spun up in part to create a distraction away from Ukraine and therefore divide available media attention and military resources. This looks a lot like an attempt to do that again.
no dude what
