Nicholás Maduro’s seize: Letters | New York Post – Latest News
The Issue: The implications of the United States’ seize of Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro.
If you care concerning the Venezuelan people, you must applaud President Trump’s rendition and elimination of the ruthless, socialist dictator, Nicholás Maduro (“Trump’s Rx for Venezuela,” Editorial, Jan. 5).
If you care concerning the American people, that means you care about eradicating medication from our streets and creating stability in our hemisphere, then you must applaud Trump.
Only for those who hate Trump — otherwise you by some means assist narcoterrorism — would you criticize him for eradicating Maduro.
William Choslovsky
Chicago, Ill.
I’m fearful concerning the unintended penalties of Trump’s profitable efforts to overthrow Maduro as president of Venezuela.
I fear that the unilateral motion by the president, with out congressional approval, will encourage different strongmen like Vladimir Putin and Xi Jingping to additionally overthrow leaders of neighboring international locations that they don’t like.
If the world’s strongmen attempt to outdo one another, might it result in World War III?
Paul Feiner
Greenburgh
As a Vietnam War-era veteran, I’m hoping that the United States shall be in search of speedy free elections in Venezuela.
Our strategy ought to be backing the official opposition to Maduro’s forces. The sooner this occurs, the higher issues shall be for everybody concerned.
I don’t wish to see our nation operating post-Maduro Venezuela. We will not be the policemen of the world nor are we nation-builders.
We need a peaceable, orderly transition. We need free and honest elections, and we need to study from our errors in Iraq, Afghanistan and Southeast Asia.
The sooner order is restored in Venezuela, the faster we will exit and the higher everybody shall be.
Sal Giarratani
Boston, Mass.
Americans awoke Saturday to information of the seize of accused narcoterrorist Maduro in an astounding show of drive and precision by the US army. How lucky are we to have in Trump a chief who’s single-handedly resetting the political panorama of the Western hemisphere.
Perhaps not solely will the Western hemisphere develop into more Democratic, however the remaining of the world may benefit from the resolve of this American president.
Anthony Bruno
Smithtown
To the tens of hundreds who fled Venezuela and cheered for the kidnapping of Maduro and his spouse, suppose again.
Sure, Maduro is a dangerous actor; it’s not debatable. But on the subject of corrupt governance, Trump is a grasp. He worships wealth, as do despotic leaders like Maduro and Vladimir Putin.
To welcome the Trump administration to invade Venezuela might be, within the long time period, as dangerous or worse for Venezuelans as what they’ve now.
David Kahn
Boca Raton, Fla.
For years, the Venezuelan people have endured financial collapse, shortages of food and drugs, political repression and widespread human rights violations. Millions have been compelled to flee their nation.
Their voices are important in serving to decide whether or not worldwide or US-based judicial motion is suitable and what justice ought to appear to be.
Jeannie Belgrave
Hampton, Va.
Nicolás Maduro was like a squatter who illegally took over somebody’s home after they have been away on trip. He robbed the Venezuelan people of their hopes and goals, whereas they tried to outlive beneath his totalitarian reign of terror.
If anybody believes that this miscreant is price supporting, and that President Trump didn’t have possible trigger to take away him, they need to have their head examined.
Gregory Topliff
Aiken, SC
The president has said that the United States will “run” Venezuela and believes the Venezuelan people will welcome him with open arms and cheerfully donate their oil reserves to him. Members of Congress on each side of the aisle aren’t fairly as optimistic as he’s.
This guarantees to be a very attention-grabbing 12 months for Donald Trump.
Mike Barrett
Ashburn, Va.
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