“We have many options for Venezuela and by the way, I’m not going to rule out a military option,” he said. 'Totally divided': how Venezuela's crisis split the Latin American left Read more“We have many options for Venezuela, this is our neighbor,” Trump added. We have many options for Venezuela including a possible military option if necessary.”Vladimir Padrino, Venezuela’s defence minister, said on Friday night that Trump’s threat was an “act of craziness” and “supreme extremism”. Photograph: Jim Watson/AFP/Getty ImagesWhen a reporter followed up to ask Trump if this “military option” would be US led, the president responded: “We don’t talk about it. A military operation, a military option is certainly something that we could pursue.”The west is gripped by Venezuela’s problems.

Source: The Guardian August 11, 2017 23:31 UTC