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Mark Pocan: “On January 3, the United States launched Operation Absolute…”

Featuring: Mark Pocan, Democratic | U.S. House, Wisconsin, District 2

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With Liberty and Justice for Some Ep. 48 with Brian Finucane

Published | Video Starts at 01:50

Thank you. What happened this past weekend was a flashback to an era where the United States decided to decided that imperialism and regime change was part of our foreign policy. On January 3, the United States launched Operation Absolute Resolve, an attack on Venezuela, an abduction arrest of President Nicolas Maduro and his wife. in what looks like a possibly prolonged occupation of a sovereign nation. For an undetermined reason, but most likely due to Venezuela's massive oil reserves. (01:50–02:03)

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Asserts that the U.S. launched a military operation in Venezuela, arresting its president and his wife.

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