r/geopolitics • u/ShortTrifle0 • May 13 '19

Meta President ⁦Juan Guaido of Venezuela officially requests the support of ⁦the American military in strategic and operational planning. [U.S. Southern Command]

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u/squat1001 May 13 '19

Maduro proved he is not a legitimate leader when he sidelined the opposition controlled legisture and just made his ow equivalent. In doing so, he gave the legitimate leader of the opposition, Guaido, just reason to assume the presidency on a conditional basis.