Follow along here for updates from my @AtlanticCouncil speech on Russia’s involvement in #Venezuela.https://twitter.com/SenRickScott/status/1141684875331854336 …
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The crisis in Venezuela is a crisis in America. It’s a crisis that threatens the safety and security of our allies in Latin America and of the United States of America.
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Russia is propping up Maduro while draining the natural resources of
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All options, including the use of American military assets, MUST remain on the table. Sanctions are a part of this strategy and we must continue on that path. But if sanctions alone don’t achieve our goals, we must be ready & willing to do what is necessary to get the job done.
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Russia must take heed: the United States is committed to protecting our national security and preserving the freedoms and democratic government that the people of Venezuela deserve. We will remember who is with us, and we will remember who is not.
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The United States stands with the patriots of Venezuela fighting to defend their lives, their liberty, and their sacred honor.
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That is correct. Cuba, Russia, Iran and others have bases in Venezula now. Very dangerous for the USA
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Let us deal more effectively with the human crisis of detainment of assylum seekers in our own nation. Also, get non- military assistance to Venezuela into the hands of those who can address the problems.
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