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Rick Scott: “If embargoes and blockades can help, we should consider…”

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Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL): What is next for US-Venezuela policy? | LIVE STREAM

Published April 11, 2019 | Video Starts at 21:18

Let me repeat that. The United States must consider the use of military assets to bring aid to the people of Venezuela. But that doesn't end the conversation. If embargoes and blockades can help, we should consider them. And if military force on the part of the United States and our allies in the region is necessary to to rid us of the scourge of Maduro and his thugs, then we absolutely cannot rule it out. (21:18–21:22)

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Suggests considering embargoes and blockades as a strategy against the Maduro regime in Venezuela.

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“More than 3.5 million refugees, about 12% of their population, have fled to neighboring countries.”
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“Russian mercenaries protect Maduro because he can't trust his own troops.”
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“Russia has also sent nuclear capable bombers to Venezuela in violation of the Venezuelan Constitution.”
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“The dictatorship of Nicolas Maduro and the creeping influence and military presence of our global adversaries represent a clear and present…”
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“It is becoming clear that we will have to consider the use of American military assets to deliver aid.”
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“The sanctions implemented by this administration against the Maduro regime and its puppet masters in Havana reflect their commitment to…”
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“He [Hugo Chavez] built a socialist dictatorship by hollowing out all of the democratic institutions, the constitution, the electoral system…”
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“He [Hugo Chavez] took over the oil sector and made the national energy company his piggy bank.”
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