“Colombia would not be able to respond militarily if the United States attacks the narcoterrorist regime that usurps power in Venezuela.” This statement from the Colombian Foreign Ministry came to light just a few days ago, highlighting the growing concerns in the neighbor country.
And why are they worried? Well, they know that if Maduro falls, everyone falls; and it’s quite likely that Gustavo Petro might end up in prison too.
There are strong indications linking the Colombian president to the white powder trade, putting him in the crosshairs of the United States.
Moreover, it’s clear that the global red machinery has been funded for years by drug trafficking money; it’s no secret that guerrilla movements in Colombia have evolved into narcoguerrillas, consolidating their power through this illegal trade.
Gustavo Petro is quite scared because the presence of U.S. military forces in the Caribbean gives him goosebumps, especially since he has about six months left in the Palacio de Nariño with presidential elections approaching in Colombia, where the left is expected to lose overwhelmingly.
Gustavo Petro and Nicolás Maduro are both alligators from the same swamp; they are part of a left-wing political cartel that sinks nations and creates nests of corruption wherever they settle.
Alongside them is Brazil’s president, Luiz Inácio “Lula” da Silva, who has also expressed his “concern” about military presence in the Caribbean.
Lula knows that if Maduro falls, if Petro falls, the regimes in Cuba and Nicaragua will plummet, and the red alliance in Brazil would suffer a severe political blow that could lead them to lose the next elections in the Brazilian nation.
Furthermore, the way the Brazilian socialist system has treated former president Jair Bolsonaro is a clear indication of the lack of democratic spirit in a left that is harmful and cruel when in power.
It is essential to note that President Donald Trump has a historic – and I believe, unique – opportunity to take a decisive action against so-called 21st-century socialism in Latin America; to be the protagonist in ending the regimes that have destroyed our continent.
For I am increasingly convinced that the fall of Maduro will signify the end of that failed socialist experiment in Latin America, collapsing the São Paulo Forum and giving rise to a new reality for our countries.
Today, we see that change is underway, and we will reaffirm this when a liberal option wins in Chile and when Maduro’s regime finally crumbles.
So simple.
Without anything more to add, we’ll see you next week.
Omar González