NO WAR IN VENEZUELA

The US and Venezuela are preparing for war. The US is securing basing rights, shoring up regional alliances, and engaged non-military intervention within Venezuela itself. Vice President Pence, Secretary of State Pompeo, and National Security Advisor Bolton have all prioritized regime change in Caracas. Meanwhile Venezuela is preparing for a long guerrilla war to resist a potential US invasion. In Europe France is the most energetic ally of US policy against Venezuela. This war would be a disaster for all involved. The US would likely have to introduce conscription to fight this war. Thousands would die on both sides. The region would be destabilized by increased refugee movements and drug trafficking.

Who can stop this? In the US critics of the Trump administration can ask about what American interests are at risk. In Latin America and the Caribbean governments can reject US basing requests and journalists can inquire about American influence. In France opposition parties and the media can raise the political cost of war. Russia and China have the greatest influence here. These two great powers can instantly command media and diplomatic attention. They should issue joint statements discouraging US adventurism in the region. The disaster can be prevented.

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Looming war with Venezuela.
https://www.telesurtv.net/english/opinion/Trump-Mattis-and-the-Asymmetric-War-Against-Venezuela-20171006-0009.html
http://archive.li/ZePtA
https://panampost.com/orlando-avendano/2018/02/14/venezuelan-armed-forces-prepares-against-possible-military-intervention/?cn-reloaded=1
http://archive.li/Oy08M
http://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-skeptics/trump-pompeo-quietly-pursue-hawkish-course-venezuela-26164
http://archive.li/Y8bcY
https://original.antiwar.com/paul/2017/08/14/attack-venezuela-trump-cant-serious/
http://archive.li/R6vJn
https://foreignpolicy.com/2017/06/30/the-united-states-cant-go-it-alone-in-venezuela-oas/
http://archive.li/wBvu6
https://worldview.stratfor.com/article/us-venezuela-negotiations-joshua-holt-maduro-psuv
http://archive.li/UdvgA
https://www.telesurtv.net/english/news/US-Warmonger-Bolton-to-Advance-Hardline-on-Venezuela-Cuba-20180323-0010.html
http://archive.li/3XT4y
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/americas/venezuela/article210924834.html
http://archive.li/x2oQb
https://www.thedailybeast.com/rumors-of-war-with-the-us-run-rampant-in-venezuela
http://archive.li/Tcl8p

US political interference
https://www.ned.org/region/latin-america-and-caribbean/venezuela-2017/
https://web.archive.org/web/20180704045726/https://www.ned.org/region/latin-america-and-caribbean/venezuela-2017/
http://www.publicnow.com/view/29050EB78222457A981882C242CA1FBB82673BE0?2018-06-01-00:30:18+01:00-xxx2061
http://archive.li/i6jE0
https://www.ndi.org/our-stories/venezuelans-reject-maduro-s-attempt-write-new-constitution
http://archive.li/cxCwu
https://www.counterpunch.org/2014/04/25/the-dirty-hand-of-the-national-endowment-for-democracy-in-venezuela/
http://archive.li/Z0aVh
https://www.telesurtv.net/english/news/US-Pumped-4.2M-in-2015-to-Destabilize-Venezuelan-Government-20170408-0006.html
http://archive.li/8wlni
https://www.telesurtv.net/english/analysis/NGOs-A-New-Face-of-Destabilization-in-Latin-America-20160605-0025.html
http://archive.li/U66o3
http://www.wrongkindofgreen.org/tag/international-republican-institute-iri/
http://archive.li/gg3Hh
https://wikileaks.org/plusd/cables/04CARACAS2224_a.html
http://archive.li/yi1Xq

Failed Coup
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-06-27/inside-the-failed-plot-to-overthrow-venezuelan-president-nicolas-maduro
https://web.archive.org/web/20180628184607/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-06-27/inside-the-failed-plot-to-overthrow-venezuelan-president-nicolas-maduro

Panama
https://thewire.in/external-affairs/silent-us-invasion-panama
http://archive.li/8TOe0
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_New_Horizons
http://archive.li/MwWFm
https://anticonquista.com/en/2017/11/18/operation-amazon-the-new-silent-us-invasion-of-latin-america/
https://web.archive.org/save/https://anticonquista.com/en/2017/11/18/operation-amazon-the-new-silent-us-invasion-of-latin-america/

Guyana
https://guyanachronicle.com/2018/02/21/need-build-strategic-military-alliances

Brazil
https://dialogo-americas.com/en/articles/brazilian-army-prepares-amazonlog-2017
https://web.archive.org/web/20180701043203/https://dialogo-americas.com/en/articles/brazilian-army-prepares-amazonlog-2017
http://archive.li/MX9xl

Guatemala
http://www.nydailynews.com/newswires/news/world/haley-thanks-guatemala-venezuela-israel-embassy-article-1.3847379
http://archive.li/d9Rfv

Colombia
https://www.forbes.com/sites/realspin/2017/04/11/nicolas-maduro-wants-war-with-colombia/#521f38aef3b3
http://archive.li/gtoU7
https://www.forbes.com/sites/realspin/2017/04/11/nicolas-maduro-wants-war-with-colombia/3/#4431d8dc63dc
http://archive.li/PbXmm
https://www.forbes.com/sites/realspin/2017/04/11/nicolas-maduro-wants-war-with-colombia/4/#c71ee484ce4b
http://archive.li/LLffV
https://venezuelanalysis.com/news/13650
http://archive.li/U9cma
https://venezuelanalysis.com/analysis/13908
http://archive.li/dU6yE
https://venezuelanalysis.com/news/13906
http://archive.li/TDy0o
https://venezuelanalysis.com/news/13842
http://archive.li/YQR3R
https://venezuelanalysis.com/news/13905
http://archive.li/dKRhV
https://www.telesurtv.net/english/opinion/The-Combat-Order-Was-Given-Santos-War-Against-Venezuela.-20180211-0018.html
http://archive.li/0Ds0T

Netherlands Aruba
http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/netherlands-to-assess-impact-of-venezuelan-blockade-on-caribbean-territories_122003?profile=1373
http://archive.li/9CQeT

France
https://www.telesurtv.net/english/news/French-President-Macron-A-Wimp-Hitman-Venezuelas-Maduro---20180406-0006.html
http://archive.li/CwOw3
https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/941373/Macron-news-Venezuela-france-interference
http://archive.li/JyiXy
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-venezuela-politics-france/france-urges-more-eu-sanctions-on-venezuela-over-shift-to-authoritarianism-idUSKBN1FF2MX
http://archive.li/qtFGI
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-42842890
http://archive.li/JQ11U
https://www.telesurtv.net/english/news/France-Leftist-Leader-Defends-Venezuela-Elections-Legitimacy--20180520-0019.html
http://archive.li/vkSpO
https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2017-09-12/france-says-venezuela-talks-to-take-place-wednesday-warns-of-sanctions
http://archive.li/As4VF

Morales and Bolivia
https://venezuelanalysis.com/news/13808
http://archive.li/C6FCE
https://www.telesurtv.net/english/news/We-Are-No-Longer-Your-Backyard-Bolivias-Evo-Morales-Condemns-US-Interventionism-in-Venezuela-Latin-America-20180616-0002.html
http://archive.li/chKyR
http://www.theamericanconservative.com/larison/trump-gives-rubio-free-rein-on-venezuela-policy/
http://archive.li/Qt924
https://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/white-house/article212479759.html#cardLink=row4_card3
http://archive.li/lkNvT
http://curacaochronicle.com/politics/usa-reassures-dutch-minister-of-defense-about-venezuela/
http://archive.li/OP2TF
https://www.globalresearch.ca/venezuela-revenge-of-the-mad-dog-empire/5629920
http://archive.li/c7ZdY
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-mattis-trump/pentagons-mattis-again-seeks-to-reassure-u-s-allies-idUSKCN1AZ0D0
http://archive.li/NbVKg
https://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/sanctions/Programs/Documents/venezuela_eo_20180521.pdf

Drug Pretext
https://web.archive.org/web/20120903043918/https://www.fff.org/blog/jghblog2012-07-27.asp

US diplomats expelled
https://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/nation-world/article211670559.html
http://archive.li/iW5X0

The Venezuelan military is loyal to the regime.
https://www.npr.org/2017/12/27/573870637/growing-alliance-with-venezuela-s-armed-forces-has-let-president-maduro-stay-in-
http://archive.li/AnDPg
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/americas/venezuela/article210233099.html
http://archive.li/IIVUO
https://www.latinnews.com/item/75602-venezuelan-military-chief-condemns-coup-mongering.html
http://archive.li/ZIfag
https://www.armyupress.army.mil/Journals/Military-Review/English-Edition-Archives/March-April-2017/ART-005/
http://archive.li/hrul3
https://www.cmi.no/publications/5808-a-civil-military-alliance
http://archive.li/iTFY6