The phrase in the notebook of a Trump advisor that triggered the warning in Venezuela: "5000 soldiers in Colombia"

WASHINGTON.- It is said that a picture is worth a thousand words and that it has awakened millions. In the middle of the tension between the region and

Venezuela

before
crisis in the Caribbean country, with scarcity, record inflation, exodus of millions of people and president unknown
member of society and the international community, the national security advisor to the President of the United States

Donald Trump,

John Bolton, appeared in public yesterday with a yellow marker saying "Afghanistan – Welcome Talks" and "5000 Soldiers in Colombia".

At times when

United States

considers the government "illegitimate"

Nicolás Maduro

and recognizes the authority of
opponent

Juan Guaidó,

Last Wednesday, he swore in the street, in the midst of demonstrations, as president "in charge" before the alleged fraud in the last presidential election, these handwritten words open the possibility that

Washington

think of intervening militarily in the country from an allied territory.

After reading the footage, several Pentagon officials spoke on condition of anonymity because of the seriousness of the situation and badured that the Department of Defense had received no order in this regard, according to what was published by
The Washington Post. However, the

White House

reiterated, in line with President Trump's statements, that "all options are on the table".

Moreover, the Chancellor of Colombia, Carlos Holmes Trujillo, said that he did not know the meaning of Bolton's notes. "The extent and reason for this annotation are unknown," he said from the presidential seat. In fact, the government of

Iván Duque

he opposes military intervention in his neighboring country, with which he shares 2,200 kilometers of border.

This is not the first time that notes containing sensitive information from the Trump White House are inadvertently displayed. Kris Kobach, former Kansas State Secretary and Trump ally, was photographed with a document for a "strategic plan" for the Department of Homeland Security during the transition in 2016. The included text included radical proposals against immigration and reduce the entry of Syrian refugees to zero.

The tension is growing

Trump was the first president of the region to recognize Guaidó as the legitimate president of Venezuela. Since then, the crosses already known to the Bolivarian have grown rapidly.

In the first place, Maduro broke off diplomatic relations and ordered Washington officials to leave the country. Then the White House said that she was not going to accept the order and yesterday, Trump
imposed sanctions on the Venezuelan national oil company and handed over the accounts that the country has on its territory to the opposition.

Thus, Chavismo would lose access to one of its largest sources of income and foreign exchange, as well as approximately $ 7,000 million of badets of Petróleos de Venezuela SA In response, Maduro announced that it would have he would bring legal action against the decision of the Republican government, which he denounced as a "theft".

The Caribbean country depends on the United States for its oil revenues, since 41% of its oil exports are destined for the United States.

AFP and AP agencies