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[–] roguetrick@lemmy.world 7 points 14 hours ago (2 children)

Be a puppet state either way, she just wants to signal that she'd be an enthusiastic puppet.

[–] hector@lemmy.today 1 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

The venezuelan military is the de facto ruler since they made that deal to give up maduro and stand down.

[–] CircaV@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago) (1 children)

Not so sure about that - a whole bunch of Vzlan military were killed in the kidnapping and bombing (US bombed military sites in Caracas) and had that new powerful sound cannon blasted at them that had them instantly debilitated & bleeding from the nose and ears.

[–] hector@lemmy.today 1 points 2 hours ago

The military would have told them about the loyalist factions obviously. The cubans. And whatever handful of other groups weren't in on it. Not a chance the US could have pulled that off with a mobilized venzuelan military in the most protected places in the country. Not a chance they would have attempted it. They could have killed him easy enough, flying helicoptors in to grab him, not a chance.

[–] Godort@lemmy.ca -3 points 14 hours ago (2 children)

I'm not so sure

Assuming she is appointed as the leader of the country, she can use that position to save people from callous deaths that would otherwise happen with a full US occupation.

It's a harm reduction measure, rather than a path to victory

[–] Auli@lemmy.ca 2 points 9 hours ago

What B's she is only thinking of herself and getting herself in power.