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The outcome is less-crazy if one views it as assisting a palace-coup, partnering with a bunch of Venezuelan government and military insiders already seeking to
by Terr_ 10mo ago
The outcome is less-crazy if one views it as assisting a palace-coup, partnering with a bunch of Venezuelan government and military insiders already seeking to depose Maduro, able to subtly clear the path and provide intel.
- Terr_ 10mo agoP.S.: In that scenario, it's quite possible for both groups of conspirators to benefit from denying it and saber-rattling: * The (remaining) Venezuelan government gets to point to Big Evil America to unify (or crack-down-upon) an unhappy public, and they avoid being personally tarred as unpatriotic. * Trump et al. get to "wag the dog" as distraction from crimes and mismanagement back home.
- A4ET8a8uTh0_v2 10mo agoI personally think it is both. I think CBS article disclosed that CIA had someone in the inner circle. That, however, does not really take away from how well coordinated it actually was. That does not mean it was a good idea to do it. Just because I can run around naked does not mean I should..
- kjkjadksj 10mo agoIf they did that then they did a bad job considering Maduros vp assumed power while also saying Maduro remains the actual president.