Venezuelan Opposition Leader Juan Guaido Wants The U.S. Military To Provide 'Strategic Planning'

CNN: Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido calls for US help in letter

Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido is calling more openly than ever for US assistance, as he continues to seek fresh elections in the country.

In a letter posted early Monday, Carlos Vecchio -- Guaido's appointed ambassador to the US -- requested a meeting between the US Southern Command and Guaido's representatives. The May 11 letter was addressed to US Adm. Craig S. Faller, who heads the Southern Command and who had previously voiced support for Guaido's movement on the official Twitter account of the Southern Command.

Venezuela's opposition movement would "welcome strategic and operational planning so that we may fulfill our constitutional obligation to the Venezuelan people," Vecchio wrote to Faller. It did not call for military action specifically.

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WNU Editor: So Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido wants "strategic planning" from the U.S. military. My gut tells me that he wants more than that.

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'It's time to rise up,' Venezuelan general tells military officers in video -- Reuters
Venezuelan general calls for military uprising against Maduro -- AFP
Caracas blasts Guaido's courting of US military -- AFP
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Inside the secret plot to turn senior Venezuelan officials against Maduro -- The Washington Post
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Venezuela was on the brink of an uprising. Now protesters are fighting for survival -- Natalie Gallón, CNN

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