I went on visit to Venezuela in 2008 and in my discussions with Chavez I urged him to diversify Venezuela's economy and reduce its dependence on oil, and the failure to do that has left Venezuela vulnerable and now Trump's administration is trying to Maduro by Juan Guaido. ..…
Some 15 to 20 tons of cocaine are moving to the US from Venezuela every month, much of it controlled by Venezuelan government and military officials... Venezuela under Chavez and Maduro has been involved in combatting illicit drugs trafficking one of many reasons why the US..…
It's also fact that Chavistas, Hugo Chavez — are well armed and would pose serious threat to invading force should Trump commit troops to Venezuela to overthrow Maduro. ..…
The Trump administration lobbied Saudi Arabia very hard to keep the price of oil down, not least to put pressure on countries such as Iran and Venezuela. ... After years of social empowerment programs instituted by Hugo Chavez, the government simply ran out of money. ..…