Opinion: Puerto Rico’s reckless involvement could worsen the Venezuela crisis
President Trump and Gov. Ricardo Rosselló of Puerto Rico meet in the Oval Office of the White House on Oct. 19, 2017. By Julio Ricardo Varela March 5 at 4:47 PM Julio Ricardo Varela is the founder of Latino Rebels and co-host of the “In The Thick” political podcast with Maria Hinojosa.
Rosselló’s statement caught the attention of Florida Republican Sens. Marco Rubio and Rick Scott. It also caught Guaidó’s eye. The admission was not the first time that the Rosselló administration decided to play a hand in the Venezuela crisis. Before #BarcoPuertoRico, there was a plane filled with aid that allegedly landed in Venezuela early in February. That is if you believe Secretary of State Rivera Marín, who went on CNN en Español to proclaim that the Puerto Rican plane had indeed landed inside Venezuela. A day after Marín said that, he took back his claim and said the plane never did land.
These moves by the Rosselló administration are very dangerous. Even the most ardent anti-Maduro nations, particularly those in Latin America, think military intervention and war would be disastrous not only for Venezuela but also for the region. Was Puerto Rico’s humanitarian aid trying to poke a bear that doesn’t need any poking?
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