Thanks for stopping by, man. I think that most Venezuelans wishing for a change are fully aware of what the USA can do, if they finally decide to intervene. They are more than willing to pay the price. After all, at least two other imperialist powers (and many leeches) are already enjoying much of the cheese at the expense of innocent lives and the destrucción of a whole country and culture.Hey, @meno
There is no other possible way around this. Other L.A. countries like Brazil, Argentina, or Chile have been able to alternate leftist and rightist (or at least centrist) governments. Their institutions still work and their armed forces are not so corrupted or sold out to an ideology. Venezuela is beyond repair if we expect political change via regular channels. It has been proven already. We went ahead and voted against the current regime and no institution has respected that constitucional mándate.
An armed conflict sounds like a high price to pay, but we have already been looted and on top of that innocent people keep dying or fleeing. We have become a burden for the whole region (regardless of how hard our people work and contributes with their talents); you know how nationslism works when too many foreigners start coming into your house.
It is sad and tragic, despite the apparent peace and normality.