Military vows Maduro support in deepening Venezuela crisis

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48. Obviously what they are doing now is not

working, but it would be a lot easier for me to say that it's been "a miserable failure" if there hadn't been constant and relentless interference in their internal affairs aimed at destabilizing the country - as much as you'd want to say that hasn't been the case, their is a wealth of information to say otherwise. Their are successful social democracies in Scandinavia but they don't have the US working to undermine their governments 24/7 either - big difference.

The drop in crude oil prices has hurt every major oil producer, and it has hurt Venezuela just as much as any. If you want me to say that the intentions and goals of the Bolivarian movement are/have been a failure, you're not going to hear me say that. I'll never be in favor of oligarchy, feudalism, monarchies and other forms of government that leave the majority of the people barely making it while the very few live the good life.

The danger posed by a successful Venezuela is its success and the example of it success. In the eyes of the US, these types of governments succeeding in regions of the world we want to dominate is something we will not see happen, and this is why the onslaught has been relentless and merciless. If too many in the Global South start thinking socialism or any form of government that leads them in a direction away from western neoliberalism is viable, our dominance will wane.

If we approached the Venezuelans with respect toward their choice of leaders and committed to working with them for our common benefit, things would be entirely different.