Russia is deploying troops to Venezuela in a bid to protect Maduro’s bloothirsty regime in the face of possible action. The Daily Star reports:
Two Russian Air Force reportedly planes landed in Venezuela’s main airport on Saturday carrying a Russian defence official and around 100 troops.
One flight tracking website shows two aircraft left a Russian military base for the Venezuelan capital Caracas on Friday, with a further jet leaving on Sunday.
The arrival of the military jets was confirmed by Javier Mayorca, an independent journalist, who said an Antonov-124 cargo plane and a smaller jet touched down late on Saturday.
He said approximately 100 soldiers – led by General Vasily Tonkoshkurov, who is head of the Mobilization Directorate of Russia’s armed forces – was also seen, as well as 35 tons of equipment.
This is an egregious violation of the Monroe Doctrine, and the United States should respond in kind.
if we were going to do something id should of been Trump Said the other man was president now its going to be a heck of a mess with us with so many troops scattered all over the place
Russia is doing this just to test President Trump. It would be nice if Congress and the liberals would support him.
Sadly, the liberals would rather see the region go communist.
The corrupt Socialist Democrat Establishment Elite want to destroy America
They are hoping all leave Venezuela to migrate here for more votes.Sad
Violation of the Monroe Doctrine- Our Marines and Airborne Troopers need a live exercise in kicking the Commies back to Russia along with Maduro and his Terrorist henchmen!
I totally agree about enforcement of the Monroe Doctrine. Kennedy did it with Cuba, and rightfully so, and Trump should do likewise. If we don’t, then we have opened the door for Russia to establish bases in North America. It would be interesting to see how the Democrats would respond since it is Trump doing it. Of course, since Democrats adhere to much of the Communist Manifesto and philosophies, maybe they don’t mind Russia being close to us.
This is a violation of the Monroe Doctrine, we need to kill the dirty sonsabitches!!
I agree 100 % !!
The President needs to send our Navy destroyers to block any Russian army from setting foot on any part of our American Continent. This should be a Prelude to war. We must stop them Now.
Probably should take our troops out of their border also. Out of Ukraine also.
Let’s hope that if this continues to escalate that President Trump will do what is necessary to expediently correct the situation and prevent another “Vietnam”.
The difference with Vietnam is that the Venezuelans don’t want Maduro, and the country has been its own sovereign state for a long time. Whereas with Vietnam, France had colonized them and weren’t all that beneficent as occupiers post world war II.
The prime issue is in one effect that Russia is potentially living up to their end of their alliance with Venezuela much like we would live up to ours with some other country like Brazil. (not a defence of Russian interference within Venezuela’s government, but they do have skin in the game from their perspective as a result of agreements and treaties between the two countries in the same manner as they have them with Cuba. Specifically, Russia is Venezuela’s primary trading partner where they get all the goods that they might otherwise get from the US if the sanctions weren’t in place) .
As long as the Russians don’t fire on Venezuelan citizens (other than say defending their embassy) or assist in their oppression, they should pose no actual problem because the people want maduro gone. Similarly, should Maduro attack the US embassy , the US would be justified in taking appropriate action, and the Russians would be unwise to interfere, because (thankfully) both the US and Russia have enough nuclear weapons to destroy one another 3 times over – the very definition of Mutual Assured Destruction. Peace doesn’t happen without the strength and willpower to enforce it. (I don’t care what all the scientific atheists believe – humans will never ever be completely peaceful or cooperative: Natural selection will ensure that violent /aggressive genes always recur and flourish precisely because they give a reproductive advantage. Unless of course, everyone’s a clone.
End result, there will never be a world without nuclear weapons or something far more devastating, and it has absolutely nothing to do with the US, capitalism, communism, socialism or Russia. It’s the same reason that countries that disarm their citizens rendering them defenseless always have fully armed police (peace keepers) that use the threat of violence to maintain “order.”
Given that idiot Obama gave away our defenses, our uranium and our money and put us over the top in NATIONAL DEBT……….what would you suggest we do oh great one Jim?
It’s hard to believe that any country would stand by a tyrant monster like Maburro. He has destroyed Venezuela, made the people suffer beyond imagination. How anyone could side with someone who makes people starve to the point of eating their own pets and looking through garbage is just horrible! The people of Venezuela need to be free. They need to live normal lives and not live in fear. Maburro might as well be Satan. Putin should be ashamed of himself, but then why would he since he is also a tyrant criminal. China is the same. They are communist countries who don’t care about their own people. They want to control and it’s just plain wrong! But one thing Maburro, Putin and China forget is that God is in control and one day there will be justice.
Absoluely right. There is one caviant. The Monroe Doctrine needs to be strictly adhered to in this case. Go get them bad boys Mr President
Mark Rentz
In God I Trust
Well Janet, you are looking at what the Democrat Party wants to turn the United States into. I believe since this is a violation of the Monroe Doctrine, the US should, without warning, send enough troops to Venezuela to push the Russians back onto their planes and then put Maduro on with them. If Putin wants a war, let’s give it to him. No Russian or Chinese troops should ever be on the soil of the Americas. God Bless America.
The Monroe Doctrine is not law. Just a policy. The US should not intervene, unless pursuant to the US Constitution, Congress decides to declare war.
Well said!.. I’m way more concerned by the invasion at OUR border.
IF THE PEOPLE OF VENEZUELA HAD A DECENT PRESIDENT OR LEADER THEY WOULDN’T WANT TO LEAVE THERE OWN COUNTRY. SO BY LIBERATING VENEZUELA YOU WON’T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT BORDER CROSSINGS.
I don’t recall anything in the Constitution about “liberating ” the world. If it’s there someone where, please point it out. Then, we better be prepared to send our military to the dozens and dozens of countries that don’t have “decent Presidents or leaders.” And you and I can work the rest of iur lives to pay for these wars.
Yes
I am more concerned with the invasion at our border,
but
think they should have had target practice at those Russian planes creating a “Beach Head” in South America.
If left unanswered, we will have another Cuban Missile Crisis.
Another Cuban missile crises? Where do you get that idea? You do know that the Soviet Union FELL back in 1991, right? Russia is not Communist. The Warsaw Pact was disbanded. NATO on the other hand, like all bloated government bureaucracies, just looked around for another mission so the funding would continue.
In MHO, I think Pres. Trump on earing of the infraction of the Monroe Doctrine by Russia, he should prove no collusion by reminding Putin who is the Boss in the Western Hemisphere.
I remember Cuba. I was living in Florida and everything came to a halt but we had a president who stood up and Russian left Cuba. BUT we were scared and all the kids were sent home from school. I watched TV when Kennedy was on & he was very adamant about the situation.
The deployment of a small number of troops is much different from the deployment of nuclear-armed missiles, within striking distance of the US. Just ask Israel.
So what’s the difference between the US deploying its military in Europe and Russia deploying its military in Venezuela?
No difference, except for the Monroe Doctrine. Also, the countries in Europe who are members of the NATO alliance expect that US troops will be deployed there as part of the NATO commitment.
The difference is the Monroe Doctrine. We are all Americans in this hemisphere. Cuba was the first beach head for the Russians. but thanks to Obama we now have Russian ICBMs aimed at us and armed with nukes upgraded with American uranium.
We have troops in Ukraine and all around Russia. Who the hell are we. Plus, we said this new guy in Venezuela should be the new leader without anybody voting for him.
Yes, Putin was involved with Cuba in 1963? Umm that was back when I was just 31years old. Putin might have been 10-15. Not yet in the saddle for evil. But, he knows how to do it.
He must also know how JF Kennedy, a Democrat managed to stop it, the high point of his brief Presidency. President Reagan also stopped the Cubans and Russians in Grenada; but the OAS should do it in Venezuela with support of the U.S. with minimal on ground support beyond CIA, and a few others.
87 years old and still wise.
How quickly we forget history. The USSR did this to Cuba. They built a submarine base in Northern Cuba and instilled missiles targeted at the United States.
President Kennedy faced them down and drove out their missiles.
Venezuela has the largest known reserves of land-based crude oil (not shale) in the world. Putin covets their natural resources.
I have 3 questions for you, dear reader. If Hillary Clinton or any of the socialist (oops Democrat) presidential hopefuls were in office today, what would they do? What will Trump do? What should he do?
President Trump needs to reply like in kind to what Russia is doing and the fact that the currant dictator refused to honor the country’s vote for new leadership. And what is going on in south America could be a preview of what will happen to us if we let the left wing nut Democraps take control of our government. And if they do we might have Russian troop’s landing in our country, forcing us to abide by the dictatorship of the Democraps. Right now we can put a stop to this dictatorship night mare by voting out every Democrap in every branch of government, removing all illegal aliens, and removing all aliens that do not conform to our standards, obeying our constitution, and our laws of the land. We can stop this coup by the Democraps or we can suffer the dictatorship that the Democraps will enforce upon the people of this Great Nation.
This move by Russia could be in response to NATO military positioning near Russia.
Not a chance – the only reason Putin cares is the resources and the proximity to the USA.
The Democratic party has become the party of SATAN. I a m from Europe and I would like to warn the American people.”DO NOT FALL FOR THE NONSENSE THE DEMOCRATS TELL YOU. LIVING UNDER SOCIALISM IS TERRIBLE SO FIGHT AGAINST IT WITH ALL YOUR MIGHT. IF YOU DON’T YOU WILL LIVE TO REGRET IT.
The Venezuelan people need to put a stop to this, today, before it grows any larger.
They were disarmed in advance, and most likely can’t do a thing about it. That is why The Democraps want to disarm USA.
What would you have them fight with against an armed army and now Russia – it’s time for Trump to kick Russia out of Venezuela – or arm the Venezuelan people.
I think they said ONE HUNDRED Russian troops. Not exactly an invasion.
The Left is probably cheering the Russians on, as further truth that collusion exists with their claim that our President Trump is a foreign agent. There is no winning with the Lying Left Guard, who flatly Hates the President and will do anything and everything to topple him.
I am waiting for the truth to come out when the battle axe who started this whole Russian dossier is placed on a court stand and accused of TREASON, along with her FBI co-conspirators. Hopefully we can trust they will put her away for life plus.
Amen to that. There are many more who should be put away with her.
If she truly committed Treason – she should take the same walk Saddam took.
How do we justify our troops and military bases in Europe, esp Eastern Europe and then oppose Russians in our hemisphere? It’s not that I am opposed to our protection of our Hemisphere, but if that is ok then why shouldn’t they have the right to feel the same?
Excellent point! We put American troops on Russian Borders. Venezuela is a couple of hundred miles away separated by the Gulf.
Vlad, you and John make good dance partners, too bad you are out of step with your conception of moral good. What you both should do is try to come out of your blind shell and contemplate reading history about foreign aggression that led to wars by creating footholds by aggressors. Try Putin and his move on Ukraine for recent starters, then turn to Hitler past and his Democrat Socialists who only wanted Lebensraum for his country. You both sound very much like your current Democrat party who lives in total ignorance. You may have to search for the meaning of the German word, Lebensraum.
John Quincy Adams said this in 1821 about America
“…Wherever the standard of freedom and Independence has been or shall be unfurled, there will her heart, her benedictions and her prayers be. But she goes not abroad, in search of monsters to destroy. She is the well-wisher to the freedom and independence of all. She is the champion and vindicator only of her own…”
Too many “conservatives,” raised on WW2 films, have accepted the liberal notion that “we have to do something” to make all wrongs right. Like the liberal who wishes to help the poor here with other people’s’ money, conservatives too often wishes to help those overseas with other people’s’ money…and lives.
The Countries in Europe where our troops are, requested they be there, so that they did not need to cover the cost of self protection from The Former USSR. We didn’t go there to reinforce a Dictator,like the one who stole 25 tons of Gold from his own country.
I agree 100% John. if they do what we do, what’s the problem? Russia would be a better ali then the would be’s we have now. they all need help, Russia doesn’t.
Seriously – when if the had the chance would have the language of our land convert from English to Russian.
This is what the DemocRATS want America to look like and get assistance from their friend Russia who colluted with the DemocRATS not the Republicans.
You are spot on !!!
It’s time for a Cuba-style blockade, plus we should shoot down any Russian military aircraft that entire North or South American airspace.
The RUSSIANS ARE NOT OUR ENEMY
It is the SOCIALIST, COMMUNIST DEMOCRATS THAT ARE DESTROYING AMERICA.
If Putin and his oligarchs could get away with it without inviting devastating consequences, they would be our enemy in a heartbeat. In the meantime, they test our resolve and try to defeat us from within. That is why we call both China and Russia “frienemies.” BTW, it takes the US Congress, not the President, to declare war on another nation. Oh, I forgot. Harry Truman (Democrat) called the Korean war a “police action.” Silly me!
I would suggest that you learn the meaning of the terms that you are using. Did you know that pure Capitalism is not possible because in such a system everything would have to make a profit, so you would have to pay yourself more than your rent or mortgage payment to live in your own house. If you do not like Socialism or owned by the people to benefit the people without a profit, then you should cut yourself off from the public water supply, where you only pay for the cost of the water including its treatment and distribution but no profit. If we had Capitalist private highways instead of publc streets and highways and intertate highways, you would not only have to pay for gas, but for tolls at a rate of at least a $1 a mile, and so would the trucks that bring you what you buy, that are kept cheap because the tolls are not added to the price of goods.
Economic failure is more a problem with mismanagement than with the underlying system. Trump has taken 5 businesses into bankruptcy, and because of the $2Trilllion increase in our national debt over the last 2 years and another Trillion a year for the next 20, the US may be his 6th.
Trump has done more for this country without even taking a paycheck, it’s individuals such as yourself that choose to remain blind to the fact Your fake president ran up more debt in his 8 years than all the previous presidents combined. On top of that he and Hitlary lied about Benghazi, sold our Uranium to Russia – talk about collusion how about the fake Dossier that she had fabricated – clean your own house before pointing at others.
They are and you cannot be so blind as to not see it — they have attempted to assist in electing individuals that would better suit their purpose like Hitary