Days go by and the international community does nothing.
At this point we wonder: will they? This is quite improbable.
We must remember that the civilian population, the good citizens who want the Chavista mafia to leave power are millions, we are many more, but they, although a minority, have something that we do not: firearms.
In its 25 years of history, the Chavista mafia has been in charge not only of promoting and placing in key positions of high command, military bootlickers, akin to communism, but it has also been in charge of organizing and arming paramilitary gangs, which in an express and surprising way, come to people's homes, to marches and rallies, and take people away, never to see them again. Vulgar groups of extermination.
Faced with this macabre panorama, it is normal to expect international help. But is this help possible?
We all hope and want a U.S. intervention, like the one in Panama in 1989. We know that there will be bloodshed and casualties, but it is a price we are willing to accept.
Unfortunately the United States has a president who does not even know his name. That is the sad reality. And furthermore, the president, if he were to hypothetically authorize an intervention in Venezuela, must first have the support of Congress, as established by the War Powers Act of 1973, which states that there can only be a military intervention in another country when there is a clear declaration of war. Also, according to this law, a military intervention could be approved if the United States faced a "national emergency" created by the country in question.
We did see these two scenarios in the case of the invasion of Panama (Noriega's control of the Panama Canal), in the case of the invasion of Afghanistan (9/11 attack), and in the case of World War II (Pearl Harbor attack).
As we can see, unfortunately in Venezuela we do not have a palpable justification for the fact that we will soon see aircraft carriers on our shores to put an end to this murderous regime.
In addition, the United States is on the verge of an election, and the internal divisions in Congress are not able to agree on Venezuela, indicating that their priority is to attend to the most urgent and closest cases, and Venezuela is obviously not.
Is it possible for them to send a missile or an unmanned drone and finish off Maduro Unfortunately this falls under the category of "military intervention of a sovereign country", and far from being a solution, it would make things worse.
How about sending in the UN blue helmets to help us?
Here's a good joke: the UN Security Council is tightly controlled by China and Russia, cronies of Maduro and his criminal gang. Therefore, the UN will not approve this measure either. China and Russia have many economic interests in Venezuela and a country at war is not in their interest.
Besides, Russia is already busy with Ukraine, and China on its coasts, guarding the China Sea against Japan and Taiwan.
What about TIAR, can it be invoked?
TIAR is a treaty created to prevent Russian aggression and intervention in our continent.
But it can only be invoked by the country that feels "attacked". Is Maduro going to invoke an invasion? Obviously not!
And Edmundo Gonzalez, the president who legally won the 28J elections, can invoke such an intervention? No! Because not all TIAR signatory countries have officially recognized him as president-elect.
The game is deadlocked!
What is left for Venezuelans then?
María Corina Machado has sent a community to the military and security forces. A responsible call not to massacre us and to obey the law. Will they do it? Many of us believe they will not. We do not negotiate with criminals.
Here is María Corina's communiqué, translated into English. Draw your own conclusions.
It seems that Venezuelans only have two options left: Either put up with 6 more years, of a Maduro presidential term, or emigrate.
Unfortunately, the international community is very lukewarm towards Venezuela.
But here we remain, waiting, resisting.
Free Venezuela!