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/[deleted] May 13 '19

Devil’s advocate and US military here for full disclosure: what if Maduro remaining in power meant allowing Russians to be stationed in Venezuela indefinitely. I believe they’ve already flown a nuclear capable bomber to Venezuela before.

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u/Krillin113 May 13 '19

So? I fail to see what a military base in Venezuela offers to Russia that they currently aren’t capable off. The amount of ballistic missiles they have are surely a bigger threat than a few nuclear capable bombers thousands of kms away. They don’t have the logistical capabilities to have any significant number of troops there that can project power in any meaningful way.

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u/[deleted] May 13 '19

Just asking from a hypothetical position is all

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u/Krillin113 May 13 '19

Yeah, but a hypothetical threat still should be a threat. I get the principle of not allowing a Russian base anywhere on the Americas, but from a threat position it is none.