“Most countries in the region remained silent after the US coup in Venezuela—with the exception of Israel, which warmly congratulated its American ally, and Iran, which strongly condemned it.
Yet the region could be directly affected by this event, and for several reasons.
The first is that the attitude of the American superpower could encourage local predators: Israel, Iran, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, and Saudi Arabia.
While the Middle East has always been a jungle, this characteristic could be reinforced in such an international configuration.
The second is that by taking control of the country with the largest oil resources in the world, Donald Trump could threaten in the long term the position of the Gulf countries and their special relationship with the United States.
And the third point is that the Iranian regime, which has been facing protests for over a week now, could well be the target of the adventurism of Donald Trump and his ally Benjamin Netanyahu.
While it is perfectly understandable that some are now celebrating the fall of dictator Maduro, the weakening of the “axis of resistance” and the fact that Khamenei could be next on the list, it is important to understand what this “new world” means for the region, but also for countries like Lebanon which, without the protection of a foreign patron, will have a very hard time surviving in this jungle.”
THIS ARTICLE IS THOUGHTFUL ….. AND JUSTIFIED ( IN ITS CAUTIOUS WORDING ) .
LEFT TO WATCH OVER A HOPEFUL ADJUSTMENT OF “RECOVERY WITH USA SUPERVISION”
LOCALS ….. WHO MAY BE …… WELL INTENTIONED .
NEW ELECTIONS WITH THE TRUE ” INPUT OF ” THE PEOPLE ” WILL TAKE TIME ,
AND WILL REQUIRE ” LEGIT HANDS OFF ” OF THUGS & OUTSIDERS ( USA , CHINA , RUSSIA ,
ETC ) BEFORE SUCCESS IS REAL .
HOPEFULLY , RECOVERY & REPAIR OF THE OIL RESOURCE & INFRASTRUCTURE WILL BE
DONE WITH FAIRNESS ( REMEMBER IT WAS ” BIG OIL INVESTING AND KNOW – HOW ” THAT
HELPED CREATE PROSPERITY FOR VENEZUELA 50 YRS AGO ….. ( WHEN A PREVIOUS DICTATOR )
THREW AMERICAN OIL OUT AND ” NATIONALIZED ” IT . NO PAYMENT CONTRACT MADE . SO
WILL TRUMP & USA LET THAT BE ” WATER UNDER THE BRIDGE ” ? OR , WILL DEMANDS BE
MADE ?
VENEZUELA ( LIKE MANY LATIN AMERICAN COUNTRIES ) POPULATIONS HAVE ONLY LIVED
UNDER DICTATORS , THUGS , COMMUNISM RULE AND LAWS … TRUMP WILL BE LONG GONE
FROM THIS EARTH BEFORE THE GENERAL POPULATION LEARNS TO HANDLE DEMOCRACY ….
AFTER ALL AMERICANS HAVE ….. ONLY HAD IT …… AND NOW DANGEROUSLY FLIRT WITH
COMMUNISM .
TO THIS LAST POINT … A ” FOLKSY ” REFERENCE …. AS MY OLD FRIEND CHRIS ALEX WOULD
SHAKE HIS HEAD AND OFTEN SAY …. ” SOME PEOPLE JUST ,CAN’T HANDLE PROSPERITY ”
Russ