Venezuela

I’ve a bridge to sell you, if you believe that.

Ah he's a gobshite but I'd rather be wise of the words of gobshites because they're coming thick and fast

They're scum, on a par now with Putin's Russia.

Where is the commentary from world leaders. The fact world leaders are not willing to critise he US is worrying, also the fact that Trump is not even pretending to get legal justification, no Congress approval no UN approval.

There has never been a military power as strong as the US but they at least pretended to follow international law. Those days are gone.

At the moment all the Americans have done is kidnap the leader of another country. Given the current American regime is struggling to improve the lot of people in its own country i think you may be overly optimistic on how the same people will manage, dictate, another country.

Venezuela is a Christian country, there will be no push back to the US running the country and getting it up to scratch.

His failure to support the Opposition is disappointing. They won a landslide last year.

He says the new VP 'will do anything we want' according to Sky. She has just been sworne in.

John Bolton, ex Bush UN Ambassador and briefly US NSA saying that Trump doesnt appear to understand that outside of Caracas "the regime is still in place" even if it might be fragile. Says "its not clear Trump thinks Machado is the person to govern Venezuela".

Trump said in the press conference he hadn't spoken to her.

María Corina Machado's letter to Venezuelans 

Venezuelans, The time for freedom has come!

Nicolás Maduro from today will face international justice for the atrocious crimes committed against Venezuelans and against citizens of many other nations. Given his refusal to accept a negotiated solution, the United States government has fulfilled its promise to enforce the law.

The time has come for popular sovereignty and national sovereignty to prevail in our country. We are going to restore order, release the political prisoners, build an exceptional country, and bring our children back home.

We have fought for years, we have given it our all, and it has been worth it. What was meant to happen is happening.

This is the hour of the citizens. Those of us who risked everything for democracy on June 28th. Those of us who elected Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia as the legitimate President of Venezuela, who must immediately assume his constitutional mandate and be recognized as Commander-in-Chief of the National Armed Forces by all the officers and soldiers who comprise it.

Today we are ready to assert our mandate and take power. Let us remain vigilant, active, and organized until the democratic transition is complete. A transition that needs ALL of us.

To the Venezuelans who are currently in our country, be ready to put into action what we will be communicating to you very soon through our official channels.

To Venezuelans abroad, we need you to be mobilized, engaging the governments and citizens of the world and committing them from now on to the great operation of building the new Venezuela.

In these crucial hours, receive all my strength, my confidence, and my affection. We remain vigilant and in contact.

VENEZUELA WILL BE FREE! We go hand in hand with God, until the end.

Next move is will China or Russia make a move of their own. This will be Trumps Bay of Pigs in the history books.

When the US invaded Iraq there were plenty of countries that were openly against the invasion and were able to express that. I don't care about Maduro but this type of unilateral action by the the most powerful country in the world with no Congress involved is very worrying. How many people made this decision, Trump and a few acolytes.

The fact every other world power is afraid to comment should be very worrying for people. The US is supposed to be an ally, they're not acting like it. Their economic and military mght is intimidating the world at this stage.