By Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Juan Guaidó, Venezuela’s interim president appointed by parliament, said that the country’s National Assembly would “probably” study the possibility of U.S. military intervention in his country and, “if necessary,” would even approve it.
“Dear friend, Ambassador John Bolton, thank you for all the help you have given to this just cause. Thank you for your willingness to help. We will evaluate it and probably the House will take it into account in order to resolve this crisis. In case of need, perhaps we will approve it,” replied the opposition leader when asked by The Washington Post if he would accept a U.S. military intervention in Venezuela.
The president of the National Assembly, under the control of the anti-Chavez opposition, said this would be his response if Bolton, the White House National Security Advisor and one of the harshest voices against the government of Nicolás Maduro, were to put U.S. troops at his disposal.
Although the United States is in favor of making room for a possible peaceful transition, the acting head of the Pentagon, Patrick Shanahan, affirmed last Friday (May 3rd), after meeting with Bolton, that “all options are on the table”.
During the interview, Guaidó, who was recognized by more than 50 countries as interim president of Venezuela, described as “great news” the fact that the U.S. Defense Department will analyze all the possibilities and will not rule out any scenario.
“This is great news for Venezuela because we are evaluating all the options. It is good to know that important allies, like the United States, are also analyzing all the options. This gives us the possibility of knowing that if we need cooperation, we can have it,” he said.
The 35-year-old politician headed a political uprising in Caracas last Tuesday (April 30th) that has lost strength as the days have passed.
“Perhaps because we still need more soldiers and more regime officials who want to support [the uprising], who support the Constitution. I think the variables are obvious at this point,” he said.