Rick Scott: “We will have to consider US military assets to bring aid to Venezuela”
Republican Senator Rick Scott said last Thursday that the US Government must consider the use of military assets to bring humanitarian aid to the people of Venezuela.
During a speech in Washington, the former governor of Florida said that only one option remains in the South American country and “it’s something that nobody wants to talk about.”
“Maduro has left us no choice but to accompany the delivery of aid to Venezuelans with US military resources.
Scott warned that “it is very clear, Maduro and the military presence of our global adversaries in Venezuela are a danger to the region. It will be a failure of leadership with catastrophic consequences if we allow evil to triumph in Venezuela. “
“We can not look weak in the face of the determination of China and Russia to help Maduro, all our adversaries are questioning our will and determination, but I do not think they think we’re serious, we have to clarify that opinion. Including the use of military resources of the United States, must remain on the table. “
He also said that “we must continue on the path of sanctions, but by themselves they are not stopping the Maduro regime and the United States needs to start considering the use of military resources to provide humanitarian aid to the millions of Venezuelans who are hungry and without medicines.” .
He exhorted all international allies and all those who support Juan Guaidó to cooperate in this effort. “Let me repeat that: The United States must consider the use of military resources to bring aid to the Venezuelan people.”
Scott told he is traveling to Panama, Colombia and Argentina next week. Many of the refugees from Venezuela have poured into Colombia, while others have made their way to South Florida, leading Scott and other Florida politicians to take a keen interest in the Venezuelan crisis.
This week Scott co-introduced a bill with U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio that would prohibit companies that do business with Venezuela from getting contracts with federal agencies in the U.S. Scott pushed similar legislation at the state level when he was governor of Florida.
