Pompeo: Iran, Hezbollah Presence in Venezuela Poses Serious Threat to U.S.

[TomSea]

Pompeo: Iran, Hezbollah Presence in Venezuela Poses Serious Threat to U.S.

by TheTower.org Staff | 08.16.17 5:14 pm

CIA Director Mike Pompeo warned that Iran and Hezbollah’s growing presence in Venezuela poses a serious threat to the United States.

In an interview with Fox News Sunday, Pompeo observed that the chaos in Venezuela has the potential to negatively impact the U.S. “The Cubans are there; the Russians are there, the Iranians, Hezbollah are there.” He continued, “This is something that has a risk of getting to a very, very bad place, so America needs to take this very seriously.”

Hezbollah has used Latin America as a base for its terror-financing network for years, and long benefited from Caracas’ fragile institutions and rampant corruption. Venezuela’s government has facilitated economic and logistical operations for the Iranian terror proxy through money laundering and other illicit activities, making the once-prosperous nation a haven and operating base for Islamic extremist groups.

Continued: http://www.thetower.org/5338-pompeo-iran-hezbollah-presence-in-venezuela-poses-serious-threat-to-u-s/

[endicom]

Hence, not taking the military option off the table.

[Mad Max]

North Korea is also involved in Venezuela.

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2014/06/25/North-Korea-to-open-embassy-in-Venezuela/3591403709582/

[Oceander]

Hence, not taking the military option off the table.

Invading Venezuela?  Right.

[Rivergirl]

Wag the Dog option on Trump's agenda!!!!!!!

[endicom]

Invading Venezuela?  Right.

Go right ahead. Send postcards.

[thackney]

North Korea is also involved in Venezuela.

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2014/06/25/North-Korea-to-open-embassy-in-Venezuela/3591403709582/

They opened an embassy.  Not very deeply involved, like the other 70 some countries with an embassy there.

[Mad Max]

They opened an embassy.  Not very deeply involved, like the other 70 some countries with an embassy there.

Yes  but they both have anti-American beliefs and Communist beliefs. The Juche, also known as Kimism, is the official state ideology created by the late North Korean leader Kim Il-sung.The relationship is much deeper between the two countries if they share the same belief systems.They have been on very friendly terms for 40 years


https://panampost.com/marcela-estrada/2014/06/25/north-korea-embassy-in-venezuela-signals-two-peas-in-a-pod/

[thackney]

Yes  but they both have anti-American beliefs and Communist beliefs. The Juche, also known as Kimism, is the official state ideology created by the late North Korean leader Kim Il-sung.The relationship is much deeper between the two countries if they share the same belief systems.They have been on very friendly terms for 40 years


https://panampost.com/marcela-estrada/2014/06/25/north-korea-embassy-in-venezuela-signals-two-peas-in-a-pod/

Both of these articles are from 2014.  Any more updated info now that it has had a few years to have an impact?

[Mad Max]

Both of these articles are from 2014.  Any more updated info now that it has had a few years to have an impact?

Things have not changed in Venezuela. They have the same policy and friendship toward North Korea

[thackney]

Things have not changed in Venezuela. They have the same policy and friendship toward North Korea

So no impact then?  Not really involved?

[Oceander]

Go right ahead. Send postcards.

Postcards or bombs, are those the only two options you can imagine?

[Mad Max]

So no impact then?  Not really involved?

To Quote JAZZ SHAW of Hot Air

Venezuela will likely become a hermit kingdom, much in the style of either Fidel Castro’s Cuba during the early years or North Korea’s present regime.

http://hotair.com/archives/2017/07/31/venezuela-now-either-cuba-north-korea/

[endicom]

Postcards or bombs, are those the only two options you can imagine?

You imagined but one option. I said nothing about bombs.

[thackney]

To Quote JAZZ SHAW of Hot Air

Venezuela will likely become a hermit kingdom, much in the style of either Fidel Castro’s Cuba during the early years or North Korea’s present regime.

http://hotair.com/archives/2017/07/31/venezuela-now-either-cuba-north-korea/

I don't agree, because of the large amount of wealth in their oil reserves.  China and Russia will be involved due to the large amount of money loaned for these projects.

Special Report: Vladimir's Venezuela - Leveraging loans to Caracas, Moscow snaps up oil assets
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-venezuela-russia-oil-specialreport-idUSKBN1AR14U
AUGUST 11, 2017

...As Caracas struggles to contain an economic meltdown and violent street protests, Moscow is using its position as Venezuela’s lender of last resort to gain more control over the OPEC nation’s crude reserves, the largest in the world.

Venezuela's state-owned oil firm, Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA), has been secretly negotiating since at least early this year with Russia's biggest state-owned oil company, Rosneft (ROSN.MM) - offering ownership interests in up to nine of Venezuela's most productive petroleum projects, according to a top Venezuelan government official and two industry sources familiar with the talks....

China Could Have a Say on Venezuela's Future
https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2017-07-18/china-could-have-a-say-on-venezuela-s-future
July 18, 2017

...Here's where China comes in: Venezuela owes it more than $62 billion for loans, and is behind in the oil shipments used for payment. A Venezuelan default -- or worse, a slide into civil war -- is not in China's interests. On the other hand, China could benefit from better ties with Venezuela's opposition parties, which have threatened to repudiate debt instruments that lack the legislature's approval. More broadly, Chinese aid and investments are crucial to Venezuela's escape from economic misery....