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Venezuelan Military Reportedly Constructing A New Naval Base 70 KM from Guyana
The Venezuelan military has announced, on the 30th of November, 2023, that it is constructing a new naval base 70 km away from Guyana. When Venezuela’s Admiral Neil Villamizar Sánchez, Chief Commander of the Bolivarian Navy of Venezuela, made the announcement on X (formerly Twitter), he spoke in the context of “recovering” the disputed Essequibo county of Guyana. According to Neil Sánchez, the new naval base is part of a broader strategy. It will strengthen maritime logistics, especially in the Orinoco Delta.
Is Nicolas Maduro Daring Enough to Test the Resolve of the United Kingdom?
While Venezuela may have spent a lot of money building up its military, it is no position to sustain a full scale war. With its stockpile of 5,000 Russian-made MANPADS surface-to-air weapons, Venezuela may be very capable of defending itself against an attack and stave off an incursion into its own territory. But while its defense capability may be strong, its collapsed economy has weakened the military’s attack capabilities. In spite of this, Venezuela’s dictator president, Nicolas Maduro, is threatening to annex the Essequibo region of Guyana and occupy it by force.
Dr. Jagdeo Says All Options Are On the Table as Guyana Braces for a Possible Venezuelan Invasion
For far too long, the Guyana Government has simply shrugged at the thought of Venezuela invading the Essequibo and occupying it, but in recent days, they seem to be taking it a bit more seriously. Vice President, Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo, in a press conference yesterday, 23rd of November, 2023, said that all options are on the table for protecting Guyana from a Venezuelan invasion of the Essequibo, and this includes use of force.
One More Thing Which Makes it Difficult, if Not Impossible, for Venezuela to Wrest the Essequibo from Guyana
Since the early 1960s, a narrative based on falsehoods, deliberate omissions, and senseless hysteria has come to dominate the Venezuelan media and educational institutions, making it far too easy for its citizens to cheer at the prospect of annexing the Essequibo county of Guyana.