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[-] assembly@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

Anyone know if Guayana has enough of a military to deter Venezuelan aggression? I am not under the impression they can mount a defense but hoping I am wrong.

[-] not_that_guy05@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

744k people in that country. I doubt they have a strong enough military. I really hope that the US does not get involved cause we will go from protectors to suppressors reality quick.

[-] assembly@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

Someone has to help them. Who else is up on deck for that?

[-] HootinNHollerin@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Britain, as they were a British colony.

[-] not_that_guy05@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

Every time we help someone. They end up worse than they were before. There are plenty of other nations that could provide help. The US just likes to fuck shit up and make it worse. Look at our history in the Americas. Every time we get involved it gets worse.

[-] PumpkinSkink@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

No. Not at all. If I remember correctly, Guyana has a ~2500 person military. But it's still weird because even though Venezuela has a more capable military and shares a border with Guyana, it's not clear how Venezuela would actually invade. There is no road from directly Venezuela to Guyana, the area their border is on is dense, sparsely populated forest. The only road between the two countries goes through Brazil, who has a real army, and has moved troops to the border, I think. The other option is an amphibious assault, but that's sketchy too because amphibious assaults are notoriously hard and there's a US (and I think UK) naval presences just off the coast. So, like, Guyana's military can't really defend itself, but it's also unclear how Venezuela would actually prosecute an attack.

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