Steve Inskeep on NPR this morning was interviewing Adam Smith, Chair of the House Armed Services Committee, and the "journalist" actually seriously compared what is going on in Venezuela to American politics. Sheesh.
Steve Inskeep on NPR this morning was interviewing Adam Smith, Chair of the House Armed Services Committee, and the "journalist" actually seriously compared what is going on in Venezuela to American politics. Sheesh.
More divided? Sure. Takes two to tango.If you can see the leftward swing of several federal politicians, I think it is a fair question. Plus, people from all over the political spectrum here on INGO (which is a pretty narrow slice) admit that USian politics is becoming more divided.
Sure, it may be a matter of degree and/or timing, but there's a valid comparison in there... or could be for purposes of a question.
On Sunday, Venezuela's top military representative to the US, Col José Luis Silva, defected from Mr Maduro's government, saying he recognised Mr Guaidó as president instead.
National Security Adviser John Bolton may have inadvertently revealed a potential next move by the Trump administration in the Venezuela crisis Monday when photographers captured a note on a legal pad that read: "5,000 troops to Colombia."
Remembering that Columbia is a NATO partner...
This fellow hits it out of the park even if he didn't mention Venezuela by name.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRUwbvoa4SM
Ok, but what threat is Venezuela to the US that justifies sending US troops to Colombia under the NATO umbrella?