As promised, here are the key points from US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who has spoken to US media outlets this morning.

  • This is "not a war against Venezuela", he says - this follows strikes on the country on Saturday and the extraction of its president, Nicolás Maduro
  • The US will judge Venezuela by "what they do" next, Rubio says, adding that Washington will keep "multiple levers of leverage" to protect its interests
  • Speaking to ABC, Rubio says congressional authorisation wasn't needed before the operation "because this wasn't an invasion"
  • He says that he hopes Maduro's removal will lead to "a better Venezuela", but adds that the "number one objective is America"
  • Asked whether he thinks Interim President Delcy Rodríguez is now the legitimate president of Venezuela, he says the US does not believe the regime is legitimate
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[–] 9 points 8 months ago (1 child)

Totally agree on China and Taiwan. China is just waiting until they are sure they can invade without a lot of international attention (which trump is not helping)

Whats the Iran Isreal bit? Something new I missed? Or just the general tensions and on and again off again spots?

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