Iran Press/America: Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó on Saturday acknowledged errors made in attempting to stir a military uprising, and did not discard a U.S. military option in Venezuela alongside domestic forces.
After a dramatic week that saw a clandestine plan to oust President Nicolás Maduro fall apart on Tuesday, Guaidó conceded that the opposition had miscalculated its support within the military, reported Iran Press, citing Washington Post.
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In an interview with The Washington Post, Guaidó suggested that he expected Maduro to step down.
Asked what he would do if national security adviser John Bolton called him up with an offer of U.S. intervention, Guaidó said he would reply: “Dear friend, ambassador John Bolton, thank you for all the help you have given to the just cause here. Thank you for the option, we will evaluate it, and will probably consider it in parliament to solve this crisis. If it’s necessary, maybe we will approve it.”
Guaidó said he welcomed recent deliberations on military options in Washington, calling them 'great news.'
“That’s great news to Venezuela because we are evaluating all options. It’s good to know that important allies like the U.S. are also evaluating the option. That gives us the possibility that if we need cooperation, we know we can get it.”
On May 1, 2019 Venezuela President said that country's army has thwarted a 'deranged' coup attempt masterminded by Venezuela’s 'coup-mongering far right' and Donald Trump’s deranged imperialist 'gang'.
In an address to the nation on Tuesday night, Nicolas Maduro said that opposition leader Juan Guaidó and his political mentor Leopoldo López are seeking to spark an armed confrontation that might be used as a pretext for a foreign military intervention.
Juan Guaido, the opposition lawmaker who illegally proclaimed himself 'interim president' of Venezuela Tuesday morning made a call on social media asking the military and people to begin an uprising against the legitimate government of President Nicolas Maduro, telesur reported. 203/211/103
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