Preliminary
According to the New York Times’ latest disclosure, Trump suddenly ordered the cutting off of all diplomatic contacts with Venezuela last week, which raised the Caribbean.
Earlier, the U.S. military sank several ships in the anti-drug operation, killing more than ten people. Maduro immediately warned the whole country to enter a state of "armed struggle", and the military conflict between the two countries entered a high-risk countdown.
The U.S. has recorded.
On October 9, Trump suddenly knocked on the table to stop all negotiations and directly kicked Venezuela out of the “friend circle.”
This is a long story. It starts with the American army shooting in the Caribbean three months ago.
At the time, the U.S. Coast Guard fired on dozens of boats, saying it was fighting drug trafficking, resulting in more than a dozen lives.
Maduro said: “We seized three times more drugs last year than the U.S.”
In fact, White House envoy Grenell secretly met with Maduro's people several times. This guy has a pretty good plan: as long as Maduro agrees to let giants such as Mobil and Chevron come back to oil, the United States will let go.
I didn't think that Secretary of State Rubio was standing at the table: "Talk business with drugs? the brain is in the water!"I want to say, what is this anti-drug, clearly remembering Venezuela's underground 300 billion barrels of crude oil, the biggest oil warehouse in the world!
Last Friday, the White House secret meeting leaked out, and the Pentagon handed in three sets of battle plans. The worst move is called Operation Decapitation, which is said to take Caracas in 72 hours.
Although Trump said in his mouth "no regime change", but the US military reconnaissance aircraft recently doubled the number of times in the command of the air, it is unclear whether it stands with a knife hoho?
Does the countdown to war start?
Last week, the militia had a major exercise, putting Chinese air defense missiles across the shore of Shanghai, and said: "American aircraft dare to cross the border and hit it directly!"
The common people are even worse. The supermarket shelves have long been empty, and now even the medicines for treating hypertension are cut off. There was a three-kilometer long queue at the gas station in the capital. The driver Lao Wang told me, "We ordinary people are the first to get unlucky in a fight."
The most devastating of the crisis is that there is no way back. Trump’s next year’s general election needs “anti-drug performance” and Maduro has to step down to the international court. Both sides are pressed by political leaders, like two trucks loaded with explosives collide.
The worst thing is that Russian mercenaries have already entered the U.S. Air Force base. American Southern Fleetalso entered a state of combat readiness. The Caribbean Sea is now a powder keg that can be blown up with a match.
Experts are most concerned about the oil lifeline.Nissan Venezuela produces 700,000 barrels of crude oil, mainly supplies to China and India both countries.It is a real war, international oil prices are afraid to break $ 150.
The price tags of our domestic gas stations may have to somersault again. Not to mention the wave of refugees caused by the war. Last year, 2 million people fled to Colombia alone.
conclusion
This battle between power and tough guy is an anti-drug drama on the surface, but an oil war on the inside.
When diplomats exit, guns speak. Maduro gambled on national armed resistance, while Trump gambled on quick results.
But history tells us that it is easy for a big country to crush a small country, but it is difficult to clean up the mess. The ruins of Iraq and the deadlock in Afghanistan are still in sight. The White House should really think about it. Is it worth burying thousands of civilians for a few barrels of oil?
The dignity of a small country can never be exchanged for low heads.