BRAZIL AND VENEZUELA. TWO EVENTS THAT NEED MORE ATTENTION.

            I’ve been preaching how the US must pay more attention to the “Americas” or else, and so, this is me, living up to what I’ve been pounding the pulpit about. Two events that need public attention. First off, it appears Mr. Maduro has actually made a statement about a potential meeting with The Donald. That folks is a big…..big….change. I know the US population was lost in the High School Yearbook story for the past two weeks, but trust me, someone has picked up on this statement. There is no way the US Department of State did not see the potential opportunity here. Just two weeks ago, rumors were out there of the US plotting a coup against Mr. M. and those rumors were coming from other sources than Mr. M himself. Now, it seems the Hugo Chavez wannabe is openly stating he is willing to talk to Trump. Interesting. He goes from the guy saying, Trump is out to kill me and in fact tried, to the guy who says, “ good things can happen”. Significant to say the least. What’s even more interesting is the fact it appears no one is running to the aid of Mr. M. The flow of Chinese money is not at a level of saving  Venezuela and China’s not interested in saving anyone anyway. Russia? Nope. No lifeline there. A few scraps here and there and maybe some arms sales of stuff that Venezuela doesn’t need, but in the end, Moscow sees no value in putting food back in the mouths of the Venezuelan people and trust me, that’s how bad it’s become there. Seen any dogs or cats roaming the streets there lately?

            Venezuela is a collapsing state and a problem that will not be fixed by Columbia or Brazil. As a matter of fact, a collapsing state may just be what the Chinese and the Russians are counting on. Fires in the US’s backyard has been a decades old concept for keeping the US occupied and a fire is exactly what Venezuela has turned into. Did I mention that Iran’s involvement in Venezuela has become insignificant? That’s because I didn’t mean to mention them. That relationship was based on nothing more than funding streams for Hezbollah as well as a way to place operatives near the US and believe me when I tell you, the subject of Hezbollah and it’s “relationship” with Mr. M’s country will be one of the first things the US brings up, if they talk.  

            Maduro has known from the very beginning, what he inherited from Hugo was a failed formula.  The Venezuelan Robin Hood, Hugo, ran into the same problem every Socialist State does. Eventually, you run out of the other guys money. Robbing the so called “Rich” to give to the poor leads to the Rich wanting to kill Robin Hood, or moving away from him or running out of money. In Venezuela’s case, all three took place. Is Mr. M truly looking to sit down with The Donald? Is he watching the North Korea model and saying to himself, “maybe that works for me”? There is no better way to try to avoid an Assassin than to ask if you can have a meeting with them, especially after he just missed😊.   Is Mr. M willing to fly the US flag in his next parade? Does The Donald’s Hard-Ass approach seem to be working once again? That would make the Teletubby Liberals head’s explode. A come to Jesus meeting prior to the November Mid-Terms is exactly what the R’s in DC would love to see. Yet another hugo, I mean huge victory for The Donald?

Brazil’s Donald:

            The Left of Left media has already place the label of the Brazilian “Trump” on this guy with his, “Make Brazil Great Again” pitch. Will it work? Again, after ten years or so of Robin Hood mentality, it appears a lot of people in Brazil are looking at Venezuela like a crystal ball. Mr. Bolsonaro is called “Far-Right”, but to the way….way …..left….that could mean he’s just this side of Center. It’s kinda like calling Rouhani a “ Moderate”.

            Brazil is part of the BRIC and that is only because the Chinese see Brazil as a major player in this century, based on land mass and natural resources. If Brazil was in the same shape as Venezuela, you would see a much different approach by the Chinese. Here is the problem, the future of Brazil and Argentina is the future of Central and South America. The amount of effort towards Brazil needs to be far beyond the issues of Venezuela. For the US to have a “Friend” in Brazil is critical and that criticality is much sooner than most think. The US’s past “friends” have had……let us say……. issues….and that is one of the major reasons the Robin Hoods of the region came into power. What Brazil needs is a businessman and one that doesn’t dance on the strings of China or the US. Having said that, you can bet the battle for influence over Mr. Bolsonaro is going to be far more intense than anything taking place in Mr. M’s country. You can also bet, the process of building a relationship with Mr. Bolsonaro has been underway for months, or at least I would hope so. What does the Dragon bring to the table and what does the US bring, that is the question?

            Brazil, Venezuela and don’t forget Mexico are all suddenly issues on the table for the US. The new President of Mexico is talking like another chapter of the Central and South American Robin Hoods, but we will see how he acts once he’s in power.  The real issue here is the reality that things in the US’s backyard are taking place and the US needs to understand how important they are to the future of the region. Meantime, the current enemies, competition, take your pick, of the US are strategizing what this means to them. Mr. M states he thinks talking to The Donald will bring good things, but is that what “others” want? He should never forget, Assassins can be paid by more than one client. As for Mr. Bolsonaro, if he puts on a red, Make Brazil Great Again hat and is seen smiling with The Donald, the liberal Press is going to come at him with everything they have and the Dragon may support that disruption in many different ways. Choose your friends wisely you two…..there is danger in every direction you look. Who knows where the next Robin Hood get’s his or her funding!