Soldiers march during a military parade to celebrate the 206th anniversary of Venezuela's independence in Caracas, Venezuela, July 5, 2017. REUTERS/Marco Bello
Andres Oppenheimer, Miami Herald: A U.S.- Latin American military intervention in Venezuela? It’s a long shot
One of Venezuela’s most prominent intellectuals, Harvard economics professor Ricardo Hausmann, has just published an article that is raising eyebrows across the hemisphere: He is calling for a military intervention by the United States and other countries as the only way to end Venezuela’s humanitarian crisis.
In his Jan. 2 syndicated article, “D-Day Venezuela,” Hausmann proposes that Venezuela’s opposition-controlled National Assembly impeach dictator Nicolás Maduro and appoint a new constitutional government, which in turn could request military assistance from other countries.
Hausmann argues that all other avenues for a negotiated solution to Venezuela’s crisis have been closed by Maduro. An international military “coalition of the willing” to support a new government appointed by the National Assembly would be legitimate and would have many historic precedents, he says.
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WNU Editor: If you break it .... you own it. Venezuela already owes tens of billions to China and Russia, and it's infrastructure has been crippled to the point that it would take tens of billions more to restore it. This is why no one is going to invade Venezuela .... no one wants to be responsible for this mess.
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