Yankee warning: invade Venezuela if Maduro does not leave | Chronic

The leader of the Southern Command of the United States, admiral Craig Faller, he warned that his country "could" to carry out a military intervention in Venezuela to expel President Nicolás Maduror if he stays in government at the end of this year. The US armed forces are "contemplating several options" and they will be "lists " for any decision made by President Donald Trump.

"We are on the alert, the crisis in Venezuela could reach this level later this year if Maduro is still standing, it would be so serious"said the admiral. Similarly, although the United States has focused on Russia, which last month sent a hundred soldiers and 35 tons of military equipment to Venezuela, Faller has questioned China's support for the Maduro regime.

According to the military leader, "China has made a very risky bet and is not collaborating"with the situation because"does not respect human rights, sovereignty and democracy"In Venezuela, the United States is among the 50 countries that do not know the mandate initiated by Maduro last January because of elections that, in their opinion, were not legitimate.

Since then, Trump and other US officials have been repeating almost daily that "all the options are on the table"with regard to Venezuela, without confirming nor denying the possibility of armed intervention." However, the Special Representative of the White House for Venezuela, Elliott Abrams, He has repeatedly suggested that, at least for the moment, the preferred route for the United States to have Maduro leave the Venezuelan government is negotiation.