1 – While the most important issue regarding Venezuela is the humanitarian crisis that this can become (or already is), Russia and the United States start a battle that is far from United Nations and the rules of democracy.
2 – According to the “Monroe Doctrine” the U.S. should be able to take care of the situation of Venezuela by itself. The entire perspective by which the United States “commands and controls” the continent it is not defined only about “any intervention by external powers in the politics of the Americas is a potentially hostile act against the US”. The leading nation must help Latin America to evolve and by letting this kind of governments establish is doing actually the opposite. Many believe that this is a strategy in order to “benefit” from business in this “unstable” democracies. But it actually ends up creating a damage to the US economy. If Latin America reaches a “stability” especially financial, then the economy of the region could be boosted to unexpected levels pairing to Africa or Europe.
3 – But the game is completely different in Venezuela. While the US kept warning Russia, the Kremlin moved two war planes with more than 100 soldiers en Caracas with the only goal of supporting the “dictatorship” of Nicolas Maduro. While Putin explained that this was to deploy and repare the S-300 air defense system (which is “banned” by the US in Syria or Turkey but not in Venezuela … ) the Pentagon understood this as a provocative move by Moscow. More: The country is full of “independent military contractors” who seem to be working for … Maduro.
4 – The war game in Venezuela involves also Hezbollah and the active open to the world presence of Iran in South America. While most of the countries in the region (Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, Colombia) condemned the role of Iran in the Middle East and froze their diplomatic relations with the persian nation, Venezuela receives direct flight from Teheran with … a little bit more than tourists.
If Donald Trump doesn’t decide to go strong in Venezuela and doesn’t commit to create long term economic agreements with all the nations of South America as well as with Mexico and other partners in Central America, the humanitarian crisis might create a bigger problem: A cold war with Russia and Iran on the other side fostering “multiple terrorist organizations” already active in the region. Attacks to US interests in the area might be easier. Is the US ready for this? What is Donald Trump waiting for? Is it too late?
