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| US military prepping for Guaidó takeover in Venezuela |
| 2019-05-02 |
| [WASHINGTONEXAMINER] The commander of U.S. forces in Latin America told Congress Wednesday that the military is developing plans to be immediately ready for any contingency if Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó ousts dictator Nicolás Maduro from power. Adm. Craig Faller, head of U.S. Southern Command, told the House Armed Services Committee he believes it is only a matter of time before Guaidó, president of the country's National Assembly, takes control. Guaidó encouraged Venezuelans to take to the streets starting Tuesday, saying that the final phase of "Operation Freedom" had begun. "[T]here is going to be a day when the legitimate government takes over, and it's going to come when we least expect it," said Faller. "And it could be right now, so we are calling it 'day now' planning." Faller told the committee that repairing Venezuela's dilapidated economic and energy infrastructure after years of corruption and mismanagement won't be a sample task. "[T]he magnitude of the misery is going to require every element of international unity that currently exists," he said. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #7 Shoot I have a plan if this spring fog turns into an ice storm - pros better have a plan. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2019-05-02 12:10 |
| #6 Contingencies, like if the Russians were to install nukes in Venezuela, kinda like they did in Cuba. |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2019-05-02 11:18 |
| #5 Absolutely no problem - you expanded better |
| Posted by: Frank G 2019-05-02 10:43 |
| #4 Sorry Frank, I didn't see you already commented on this. |
| Posted by: Seeking Cure For Ignorance 2019-05-02 10:26 |
| #3 Not necessarily war, just preparing for "any contingency" which is his job, just in case. It can range anywhere from giving aids (food, shelter and medical assistance) to preventing spillover violence, etc.. |
| Posted by: Seeking Cure For Ignorance 2019-05-02 10:24 |
| #2 A professional military plans "for any contingency", handwringer |
| Posted by: Frank G 2019-05-02 09:17 |
| #1 Yay, a new war! This one will cost us plenty. Good thing all our problems at home are already fixed. Yes sirree, it's time to start yet another war. |
| Posted by: Herb McCoy 2019-05-02 03:30 |