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[OP of "What are the chances of Russia and China coming to Venezuela's aid militarily to defend it from the imperialists?"]

Will they let the US invade?

theborderhopper1, Reddit - r/communism 7 Comments [2/11/2019 1:55:14 PM]
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Submitted By: JeanP

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#2183492

And since the USSR turned out not to be the antichrist, and it wasn't Clinton or Obama,
is it Venezuela?

2/11/2019 2:31:04 PM

#2183501

Vman

Why did this get submitted?

2/11/2019 3:12:16 PM

#2183519

Nemo

If they did intervene, it would be solely to weaken American influence, pretty much the reason Russia supported Trump to begin with. China is communist in name only, and Russia is pretty right wing now.

2/11/2019 6:10:57 PM

#2183522

Gabriel LaVedier

Sad news, tovarisch, the USSR was imperialist as fuck, and as much as I hated the feudal system under tyrannical, disconnected Lamas, they were still imperialist'd under Mao. So... you're fucked.

2/11/2019 6:29:02 PM

#2183598

Hasan Prishtina

There are, apparently, already Russian mercenaries in Venezuela, though they seem to be there to protect Russian assets rather than the government. The Chinese are owed a lot of money by Venezuela, but that hardly seems a reason to intervene, especially if Guaidó can provide sufficient assurances that Russian and Chinese investments will be protected if Maduro falls.

As for "imperialism," have you looked at the extent of Cuban penetration into Venezuela in everything from the economy to the secret police?

2/12/2019 5:00:02 AM

#2183676

JeanP

@Hasan Prishtina:

The Chinese are owed a lot of money by Venezuela, but that hardly seems a reason to intervene, especially if Guaidó can provide sufficient assurances that Russian and Chinese investments will be protected if Maduro falls.

Given Chavez and Maduro make Ulbricht and Honecker look competent, I bet some Chinese businessmen are thinking their investments would be safer with Guaido, especially if the present situation makes investing in a farm in Zimbabwe look like a good idea.

2/12/2019 1:12:16 PM

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Chloe

The US will just sit back and watch. It doesn't have to do anything.

2/14/2019 7:51:16 AM