{"id":15379,"date":"2019-02-04T01:35:57","date_gmt":"2019-02-04T08:35:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/politicalhat.com\/?p=15379"},"modified":"2019-02-04T01:35:57","modified_gmt":"2019-02-04T08:35:57","slug":"who_runs_venezuela","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/2019\/02\/04\/who_runs_venezuela\/","title":{"rendered":"Who Runs Venezuela?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The world is dividing between those few countries (primarily Russia, Cuba, Iran, South Africa, China, Turkey, and Bolivia) who support Maduro and much of <a href=\"https:\/\/hotair.com\/archives\/2019\/01\/15\/south-american-bloc-forming-counter-venezuela\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Latin<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.americanthinker.com\/blog\/2019\/01\/ecuador_begins_shutting_the_door_to_venezuelan_migrants_after_a_murder.html#.XEXf5l5ryug.twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">America<\/a>, Europe, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/venezuela-america-stands-with-you-11548202850\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">United<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/hermancain\/maduro-orders-u-s-diplomats-venezuela-72-hours-troops-fire-tear-gas-protesters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">States<\/a> of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.americanthinker.com\/blog\/2019\/01\/venezuelans_set_fire_to_hugo_chavez_statue_it_has_started.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">America<\/a> who are either recognizing opposition leader <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2019\/01\/venezuela-opposition-leader-juan-guaido-briefly-detained-190113161258333.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Juan<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/hotair.com\/archives\/2019\/01\/14\/venezuelas-juan-guaido-new-rival-maduro\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Guaido<\/a> or are calling for new and fair elections.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_15380\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15380\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15380\" src=\"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Recognition-of-Venezuelan-Head-of-State-February-1st-2019.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"323\" srcset=\"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Recognition-of-Venezuelan-Head-of-State-February-1st-2019.png 600w, https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Recognition-of-Venezuelan-Head-of-State-February-1st-2019-300x162.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-15380\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Recognition <a href=\"https:\/\/old.reddit.com\/r\/MapPorn\/comments\/alybgg\/venezuela_crisis_update\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">map<\/a> of Venezuelan head of state.<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;While the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-venezuela-children\/venezuela-children-left-behind-as-parents-flee-to-find-work-abroad-idUSKCN1PA1GU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">suffering<\/a> of the Venezuelan people continues, including economic woes involving inflation and the potential bankruptcy of the oil company <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/energy\/citgo-considers-filing-for-bankruptcy-amid-venezuela-turmoil\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Citgo<\/a>, Maduro&#8217;s disaster is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.americanthinker.com\/blog\/2019\/01\/ecuador_begins_shutting_the_door_to_venezuelan_migrants_after_a_murder.html#.XEXf5l5ryug.twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">increasingly<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/spectator.us\/pirates-caribbean-venezuelas-crisis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">affecting<\/a> other countries very negatively.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><!--more-->&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The question, then, is will the government apparatus support Maduro, or turn on him. The opposition are trying to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.registercitizen.com\/news\/world\/article\/Venezuela-s-opposition-tries-luring-solders-away-13535747.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">woo<\/a> the <a href=\"https:\/\/hotair.com\/archives\/2019\/02\/03\/venezuela-maduro-may-losing-military\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">army<\/a>, and the public are <a href=\"https:\/\/strategypage.com\/on_point\/2019012319818.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">growing bolder<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2019\/01\/30\/world\/americas\/venezuela-maduro-protests-faes.html?action=click&amp;module=News&amp;pgtype=Homepage\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">standing up against Maduro<\/a>, despite Maduro sending in &#8220;special police&#8221; to crush dissent. The question of foreign military <a href=\"https:\/\/hotair.com\/archives\/2019\/01\/15\/south-american-bloc-forming-counter-venezuela\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">assistance<\/a> is more than just open, including from the <a href=\"https:\/\/hotair.com\/archives\/2019\/01\/21\/trump-leaving-military-option-table-venezuela-coup-coming\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">United States<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\" align=\"center\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BREAKING: US Armed Forces have arrived in Columbia, along the border with Venezuela to be ready if called upon <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5KkUYGLZyo\">pic.twitter.com\/5KkUYGLZyo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jacob Wohl (@JacobAWohl) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JacobAWohl\/status\/1091754488145137664?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 2, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;There is a possibility that Venezuela could become a proxy conflict reminiscent of the Spanish Civil War. 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