CÚCUTA, Colombia — The U.S. moved closer to military intervention in Venezuela over the weekend as the U.S.-backed Venezuelan opposition clashed with President Nicolás Maduro’s forces in the sweltering city of Cúcuta on the Colombian border. But the U.S. and opposition effort may have succeeded in its other mission: giving the U.S. an excuse for military intervention in Venezuela. The U.S. has a long history of using humanitarian aid in Latin America to hide other motives for intervention. military intervention is not an option,” Rep. Eliot Engel (D-N.Y.), the chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, said last week. Rubio also posted a graphic photo of Moammar Gadhafi after he was deposed by Western military intervention, sending Maduro a clear message ― he’s next.

Source: Huffington Post February 26, 2019 22:07 UTC