Rep. Salazar: US Intervention in Venezuela Would Benefit American Economy

Venezuela Designated as Terrorist Organization

• 🇺🇸 The U.S. has designated the Maduro regime in Venezuela as a terrorist organization, placing Nicolas Maduro in the same category as figures like Noriega and Osama bin Laden.
• 🎯 This designation means Maduro and his associates are officially in the U.S. crosshairs, allowing for potential actions such as assassination, extradition, or intervention to remove his regime.
• 🗣️ Congresswoman Salazar stated this is good news for Venezuelans awaiting liberation and for the American economy.

Economic and Security Benefits for the U.S.

• 💰 Venezuela offers over a trillion dollars in economic activity for American oil companies, which can rebuild the country's oil infrastructure.
• 🌍 Venezuela has been a launching pad for U.S. enemies like Iran, Hezbollah, Hamas, Cuba, and Nicaragua, who aim to harm the United States.
• ⚖️ Nicolas Maduro is also the head of the Suns cartel, indicted for drug trafficking, highlighting economic, security, and political reasons for intervention.

Transition and Opposition in Venezuela

• 🗳️ Recent elections showed 80% of Venezuelans, including the military, voted against the Maduro regime, indicating broad opposition.
• 🤝 The opposition leader, Maria Corina Machado, has a 100-day plan shared with the White House, demonstrating preparedness for a transition.
• 🇺🇸 Salazar emphasized that this is not an invasion of a sovereign country with a legitimate president, but rather an action against a thug and head of a criminal organization.

Regional Impact and Anti-Socialism

• 🇨🇺🇻🇪 The Venezuelan oil lifeline supports regimes in Cuba and Nicaragua; its removal could lead to their fall.
• 📈 A broader anti-socialist revolution is occurring in Latin America, with democratic regime changes in Chile and Colombia potentially leading to a free-market continent.
• 💡 Salazar has introduced the Americas Act to encourage nearshoring or reshoring of jobs to countries like Venezuela and Bolivia, promoting Western Hemisphere prosperity.

Concerns About Socialism

• 🇺🇸 Congresswoman Salazar highlighted that while a resolution condemning socialism passed with bipartisan support, a significant number of Democrats did not vote to repudiate its horrors.
• ⚠️ She expressed fear that the active left-wing within the Democratic Party could eventually consume the moderate and conservative elements.