Getting an opposition leader out of a dictatorship successfully is a way of saying the dictator is weak. Maduro is on his way out, the people of Venezuela have already chosen their way forward in the previous elections, and there's no lengthy occupation let alone "another Vietnam."
South America transitioning away from socialism breaks Reddit socialists' hearts.
I'd say that's a small source of panic for both Russia and China, who were hoping to cement influence in the South American continent, and instead, the opposite is happening. Russia's losing their old ally that is Cuba, with the death of Castro and the continual relaxing of the hard communist stance the country used to conduct (not to mention a MAJOR US military facility right on their island).
China's not been very successful in propping up Maduro in Venezuela, and Argentina just ousted its socialist folks and made a hard-flip turn towards being as pro-US, and capitalist as they can get.
Getting an opposition leader out of a dictatorship successfully is a way of saying the dictator is weak. Maduro is on his way out, the people of Venezuela have already chosen their way forward in the previous elections, and there's no lengthy occupation let alone "another Vietnam."
South America transitioning away from socialism breaks Reddit socialists' hearts.
I'd say that's a small source of panic for both Russia and China, who were hoping to cement influence in the South American continent, and instead, the opposite is happening. Russia's losing their old ally that is Cuba, with the death of Castro and the continual relaxing of the hard communist stance the country used to conduct (not to mention a MAJOR US military facility right on their island).
China's not been very successful in propping up Maduro in Venezuela, and Argentina just ousted its socialist folks and made a hard-flip turn towards being as pro-US, and capitalist as they can get.
Dont worry, the demoralizers on the Right will tell you that we should cede ground to Russia and China and also work closer with them