Pentagon’s Shanahan, Dunford cancel overseas travel to plan for Venezuela contingencies
by Jamie McIntyre
| May 02, 2019 07:20 AM
CHANGE OF PLANS: Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Joseph Dunford canceled plans to preside over a change of command ceremony today in Germany to remain in Washington to plan for military contingencies for Venezuela.
Supporters of opposition leader Juan Guaidó filled the streets in the capital, Caracas, and other cities around the nation yesterday, but after a day of violent protests most security forces were still sticking by dictator Nicolás Maduro.
“The president's made it clear that all options are on the table to date,†said Dunford in testimony yesterday before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, adding that while “most of our actions have been diplomatic and economic,†the Pentagon is “also prepared to support the president should he require more from the U.S. military.â€
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