Venezuelans going to the polls Sunday will be asked to answer an unusually provocative question: Should their government be given a blank check to invade neighboring Guyana, and wrest away three-quarters of its oil-rich territory?
The government of Nicolás Maduro is putting the query before voters, part of a century-old territorial dispute between Venezuela and Guyana that is raising tensions in the region and threatening to escalate into a shooting war.
We had three families in our neighborhood, all related, that the parents/grandparents were from Guyana and the kids were born here.
I can’t speak for the country but those people were awesome! Super friendly, nice, hard working but most of all happy to share and explain their culture.
ffs…
So is it safe to assume this isn’t going to be a free and fair vote?
I wonder how long before a carrier strike group is stationed off the coast?
"You are running low on carrier strike groups. Are you sure you want to continue? Y / N: "
N
Would you like to build 10 more and spend 100 billion to fast track and deploy one tomorrow?
Y
no dude what
