Trump's Military Threat to Venezuela - The World's Reaction

Yr Aflonyddwch Mawr/ The Great Unrest in Wales  expresses its solidarity with the Venezuelan People and our Venezuelan Comrades in the Province of Lara against this serious threat against the independence and self determination of the Venezuelan People by Donald Trump and the American Oligarchy.

Any attack on Venezuela is an attack on all of us - and we will respond appropriately.

Our renewal of struggle for National and Social Liberation in Wales is inspired by the Venezuelan People.

Politicians, social movements and progressive governments from around the world have responded to Trump’s threat.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday claimed that Washington is exploring “many options regarding Venezuela, including a possible military option if necessary.”

Speaking from Bedminster, New Jersey, Trump told reporters that his administration is considering taking action against the South American country in the wake of the National Constituent Assembly.

“We are all over the world and we have troops all over the world in places that are very, very far away,” Trump said.

“Venezuela is not very far away and the people are suffering. They're dying. We have many options for Venezuela including a possible military option, if necessary.”

Caracas has since responded to the threat and is preparing defense measures.

Politicians, social movements and progressive governments from around the world have also responded to Trump’s threat, expressing support for Venezuela’s sovereignty. Here are a few of their comments.

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Heraldo Muñoz @HeraldoMunoz
Reiterando todos los términos de la Declaración de Lima sobre Venezuela, Gob Chile rechaza amenaza de una intervención militar en Venezuela.
1:26 AM - Aug 12, 2017
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Chilean Foreign Minister Heraldo Muñoz:  Reiterating all of the terms of the Lima Declaration on Venezuela, the government of Chile rejects the threat of military intervention in Venezuela.

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Vicente Fox Quesada ? @VicenteFoxQue
.@realDonaldTrump in Latinamerica we don't your war, only an imbecile would wage war on his neighbor land. Violence it's not the answer.
12:27 AM - Aug 12, 2017
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Alicia Castro @AliciaCastroAR
Y el que avale una intervencion de EEUU en su continente, arriesgando la vida y la paz de todos nosotros, tambien es un miserable. https://twitter.com/Is_Robersts/status/896145814589890561 …
2:16 AM - Aug 12, 2017
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Former Argentine Ambassador to Venezuela Alicia Castro: And the one who endorses a US intervention in his continent, risking the life and peace of us all, is also a miser.

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JORGE RAMOS ? @jorgeramosnews
Trump, como niño con juguete nuevo, acaba de descubrir que amenazando a Venezuela y Corea del Norte puede tratar mejorar su imagen en EU ??
1:45 AM - Aug 12, 2017
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 Trump, like a child with new toy, has just discovered that threatening Venezuela and North Korea can improve his image in the United States.

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PCE @elpce
Condenamos la amenaza de agresión bélica de @realDonaldTrump a Venezuela, es un ataque a la soberanía del pueblo venezolano @embavenespana
10:56 AM - Aug 12, 2017
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 Communist Party of Spain: We condemn the threat of war aggression of Donald Trump to Venezuela. It is an attack on the sovereignty of the Venezuelan people.

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Rodrigo Granda @RodrigoGFARC
No permitamos que en Venezuela se repita impunemente la invasión estilo Granada o Panamá. Hay presidentes caínes; también pueblos solidarios
3:56 AM - Aug 12, 2017
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Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, FARC, spokesperson Rodrigo Granda: Let us not allow an invasion in the style of Granada or Panama to be repeated with impunity. There are evil presidents, and also people of solidarity.

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Manuel Zelaya R. ? @manuelzr
La agresión de @POTUS contra @NicolasMaduro desnuda el carácter violento del Gobierno de EEUU contra el Pueblo de VENEZUELA . https://twitter.com/cnn/status/896132996201304064 …
6:08 AM - Aug 12, 2017
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Former Honduran President Manuel Zelaya: The aggression of the U.S. president against Nicolas Maduro exposes the violent character of the U.S. government against the people of Venezuela.