by Michael Snyder, End Of The American Dream:
While many Americans are searching for the best online holiday deals and figuring out what to watch on Netflix tonight, a storm is gathering. Decisions that are being made right now could radically alter the course of human history, but most of the population is so self-occupied that they don’t even realize what is happening. We could soon find ourselves involved in multiple global wars simultaneously, and once we reach that stage there will be no turning back.
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At this hour, a naval task force that includes the most advanced aircraft carrier on the entire planet stands ready to start striking Venezuela…
The arrival of the USS Gerald R. Ford gives the US Joint Task Force established in the region the option to launch a high volume of attacks against land targets, should Trump give the order. According to media reports, there are now 15,000 troops in the region, including marines on ships and some 5,000 personnel at bases in Puerto Rico.
This massive deployment has, arguably, sought to convince Maduro’s loyalists that US action is now an option on the table.
Many of us had been hoping that this show of force was just meant to intimidate Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.
But now President Trump has given Maduro an ultimatum, and the rest of the world knows about that ultimatum…
As Washington prepares to launch land attacks inside Venezuela, a long-awaited phone call between the White House and Caracas aimed at defusing the crisis carried a blunt message for strongman Nicolás Maduro: You can save yourself and those closest to you, but you must leave the country now, sources familiar with the exchange told the Miami Herald.
The call — which The New York Times reported took place last week — quickly reached an impasse as it became clear that the two sides’ positions were far apart. Washington demanded that Maduro and his top allies leave Venezuela immediately to allow the restoration of democratic rule, while regime leaders proposed handing political control to the opposition but retaining command of the armed forces.
According to the sources, the U.S. message to Maduro was direct: Safe passage would be guaranteed for him, his wife Cilia Flores, and his son only if he agreed to resign right away.
When asked about this phone call, President Trump confirmed that it took place…
President Donald Trump confirmed to reporters Sunday aboard Air Force One that he spoke with Venezuela’s socialist dictator Nicolás Maduro over the phone.
“I don’t want to comment on it. The answer is yes,” President Trump said when asked about a report published Friday by the leftist publication the New York Times, which has published Maduro as a contributor, stating that Trump had recently spoken with Maduro.
Maduro has decided to call Trump’s bluff, and so now Trump finds himself in a very uncomfortable position.
If Trump doesn’t send the military in, Maduro wins and Trump will look like a chump.
But starting a regime change war in Venezuela would force us to commit a large portion of our military assets for an extended period of time, it would severely damage our relationships with both Russia and China, and it could potentially spark a broader conflict.
We should get a clear indication of what is coming next very soon. CNN is reporting that a White House meeting to discuss “next steps on Venezuela” was scheduled for Monday evening…
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