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Eugene

(61,900 posts)
Sat Jan 26, 2019, 11:40 AM Jan 2019

Pompeo says 'now is the time' for countries to pick a side on Venezuela

Source: Reuters

WORLD NEWS JANUARY 26, 2019 / 9:54 AM / UPDATED 42 MINUTES AGO

Pompeo says 'now is the time' for countries to pick a side on Venezuela

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called on the United Nations Security Council that it was time now for countries to pick a side on Venezuela after Washington recognized the opposition leader Juan Guaido as the South American nation’s head of state.

“Now it is time for every other nation to pick a side. No more delays, no more games. Either you stand with the forces of freedom, or you’re in league with Maduro and his mayhem,” Pompeo told a meeting on Venezuela, referring to Venezuelan President Nicholas Maduro, who Washington is urging to step down.

Russia has opposed the U.S. efforts and has accused Washington of backing a coup attempt, placing Venezuela at the heart of a growing geopolitical duel.

Reporting by Michelle Nichols; Writing by Humeyra Pamuk; editing by Diane Craft


https://www.reuters.com/article/us-venezuela-politics-un-pompeo/pompeo-says-now-is-the-time-for-countries-to-pick-a-side-on-venezuela-idUSKCN1PK0GS
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Pompeo says 'now is the time' for countries to pick a side on Venezuela (Original Post) Eugene Jan 2019 OP
Rhymes with "You are with us or with the enemy" rurallib Jan 2019 #1

rurallib

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1. Rhymes with "You are with us or with the enemy"
Sat Jan 26, 2019, 01:53 PM
Jan 2019

or whatever it was that GW Bush said just before he invaded Iraq.

Trumpy wants a war to prove he's a big time military leader and to divert attention from Russia. Venezuela looks like an easy victory.

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