Venezuela building up troops on Guyana border, satellite images show
Venezuela building up troops on Guyana border, satellite images show
Aerial evidence follows months of President Nicolás Maduro ramping up claim to Essequibo region
Can we just not, for one minute?
How much more fucked does this world have to get, feels like all this conflict is accelerating more conflict.
Canada isn't currently preparing to invade anyone, if that helps.
As far as anyone knows.
You only stay peaceful because America keeps you passive with sedatives the CIA puts in the Horton's. You think it is the free healthcare that makes a border wall unnecessary? Naw, you have TH brought to you by Pfizer making the maze look like nothing.
The problem is if theres enough distractions around others might not notice. Coupled with everyone else fighting it becomes the time to be bold and make moves on people you see an issue with.
Think a big har fight, everyone is boxing on and you see the bloke you dont like, thats the perfect time to jump in and punch him in the head too
"Our troops are merely passing by..."
This is the best summary I could come up with:
Venezuela is expanding military bases near its border with Guyana and deploying forces to the jungle frontier as President Nicolás Maduro ramps up his threats to annex the country’s oil-rich neighbour, satellite images have revealed.
Maduro pledged at mediation talks in December not to take military action against his neighbour but images shared by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington today suggest a buildup of forces.
“This escalatory behavior on the part of Venezuela creates opportunities for miscalculation and loss of control over events on the ground,” CSIS warns in its report on the escalating dispute.
Analysts had seen Maduro’s sabre-rattling as a means to build support ahead of elections expected this year but have suggested it could also be an attempt to pressure Guayana into sharing revenue from recent oil discoveries.
“All of this suggests that Maduro may have originally had domestic reasons for what he is doing, but now the strategy is to compel the Guyanese into some sort of concessions,” Hernandez-Roy said.
Guyanese officials are to meet with heads of the Caricom political union to discuss their response with their Caribbean allies.
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Fucking fantastic. Just what we need.
Another oil war to prop up an unpopular leader.
Anyone know if Guayana has enough of a military to deter Venezuelan aggression? I am not under the impression they can mount a defense but hoping I am wrong.
No. Not at all. If I remember correctly, Guyana has a ~2500 person military. But it's still weird because even though Venezuela has a more capable military and shares a border with Guyana, it's not clear how Venezuela would actually invade. There is no road from directly Venezuela to Guyana, the area their border is on is dense, sparsely populated forest. The only road between the two countries goes through Brazil, who has a real army, and has moved troops to the border, I think. The other option is an amphibious assault, but that's sketchy too because amphibious assaults are notoriously hard and there's a US (and I think UK) naval presences just off the coast. So, like, Guyana's military can't really defend itself, but it's also unclear how Venezuela would actually prosecute an attack.