tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21674624.post4679895107443014312..comments2024-02-21T05:16:22.788-05:00Comments on Two Weeks Notice: A Latin American Politics Blog: The Venezuelan Military and MaduroGreg Weekshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15765114859595124082noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21674624.post-86334970013119870872016-05-23T23:44:15.311-04:002016-05-23T23:44:15.311-04:00The military aspect is a major reason I am against...The military aspect is a major reason I am against neglect and collapse of Venezuela as an optimal policy regime, should that be the case in DC foreign policy circles. I believe that Maduro probably will do the Mugabe route, which is highly suboptimal for the interests of Venezuelans or US SA policy. Ideally, a year or two ago, I would have been putting together a large IMF package and have been trying, perhaps through public diplomacy, to get Maduro to bite, in exchange for a rationalization of Chavism at the very least. Of course, I would have also kicked the Latin American Ted Cruz and Carly Fiorina to the curb a long damned time ago, and insisted on an opposition that actually worked for their bread, and actually get victories to our benefit.<br /><br />But enough of dreams. Physical and governmental depreciation apparently has been so severe, it's going to be hard, no matter who is in charge, if anyone.shah8https://www.blogger.com/profile/04537529816304128000noreply@blogger.com