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The slogan “Yankees Out,” historically used in protests against U.S. influence in Latin America, was heard again this Saturday at the intersection of Máximo Gómez and Simón Bolívar avenues.
Dozens of protesters, carrying banners reading “Yankees hands off Venezuela” and “Venezuela is not a threat, it is hope,” waved flags of the Dominican Republic and Venezuela while chanting: “Yankees out of the Caribbean.”
The protest comes amid heightened tensions between the United States and Venezuela, following the deployment of ships carrying 4,000 troops near the Venezuelan coast as part of then-President Donald Trump’s strategy to combat drug cartels in Latin America.
Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro responded by accusing Washington of pursuing only the South American country’s natural resources.
A few weeks ago, geopolitician Daniel Pou explained to this outlet that this move was part of a strategy of psychological pressure against Venezuela. However, he ruled out the possibility of a military incursion.
On the economic front, economist Winston Marte noted that relations between Venezuela and the Dominican Republic had already weakened following the collapse of the Petrocaribe agreement. He also warned that the most significant impact on the country could come from the increased flow of Venezuelan migrants, driven by the economic decline in the South American nation.
This, he noted, could translate into greater pressure on social services such as health, education, and public assistance, due to increased demand.
Respectfully, the “protesters” fail to recall that Venezuela is one of the primary exporters to the Dominican Republic as well as most other regional countries and the United States of dangerous illegal drugs. The US is NOT targeting Venezuela or it’s government with this operation, the targets are known narco-terrorist vessels that are attempting to transport drugs and weapons from Venezuela to several international locations and are only engaged in international waters and then only with verification of their cargo and intent.
Not true. The US has threatened to shoot down Venezuelan air force jets (Government not terrorists) and have yet to confirm the boat they sank was even transporting drugs. If they were actually concerned for “actual” drug terrorists they would take out Maduro, who is a dictator and not recognized by many as the duly elected President of Venezuela.
One note sir. The US only threatened to shoot down an aircraft that posed an immediate threat to a US warship. Then, only after Maduro indicated that he would initiate aggression with military aircraft.
Another bag of tricks from the US to get that petroleum…for heavens sake act like an adult by lifting the sanctions and buy the oil like a normal person…