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January 29, 2019

White House Raises Specter of Military Intervention in Venezuela
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On Monday, John Bolton took questions at a White House press
briefing-the first such briefing in 41 days.

John Roberts: "Is there any circumstance under which American forces
would get involved?"

John Bolton: "Look, the president has made it very clear on this, on
this matter, that all options are on the table."

Bolton was photographed entering the briefing room holding a notepad
with the words written "5,000 troops to Colombia." Meanwhile, the
commander of U.S. Southern Command, Admiral Craig Faller, has just
returned from Colombia. He is scheduled to brief Senator Marco Rubio and
others today.

This comes as opposition leader Juan Guaidó has called for more protests
this week. On Sunday, he told The Washington Post he is in talks with
some Venezuelan military officials to remove President Maduro from
power. He also told CNN that he has spoken repeatedly to President
Trump.


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