Thursday, November 21, 2024
If you support the work of Guyana Graphic click here to : DONATE
HomePoliticsVenezuela's President Nicolas Maduro at the helm of greatness or a victim...

Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro at the helm of greatness or a victim of Déjà vu

Map of Guyana
Map of Guyana

The recent decree by President Nicolas Maduro of Venezuela laying claim to Guyana’s territory is setting the stage for a scenario that played out in the 1990s.

In 1990 Iraq accused Kuwait of using advanced drilling techniques” to exploit oil from a shared oil field. Iraq’s President Saddam Hussein decided to claim portions of Kuwait and justified its invasion by claiming that Kuwait was a natural part of Iraq carved off as a result of British imperialism.

Iraq’s move initiated a series of UN Security Council resolutions beginning with Resolution 660 on August 3rd, 1990, that condemned the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait and demanded that Iraq unconditionally withdraw all forces deployed in Kuwait.

Iraq’s invasion began on August 2,  1990 and Kuwait was officially liberated by U.S. led coalition forces on February 25, 1991 after only two months of military engagement.

The leadership of Venezuela must do everything within its powers to preserve the peace and keep its citizens safe; engaging in saber-rattling creates an unstable world. The citizens of Venezuela have a cultural and historical bond with Guyanese that goes back before the “discovery” of “the new world”, we are entitled to live harmoniously with our neighbors and must hold leadership accountable for acrimonious relationships created by political brinksmanship.

After over a century of unilateral hegemony by successive Venezuelan leadership it is time to put to rest the spurious claim of Venezuelan sovereignty over any of Guyana’s territory. Military confrontation only swells the pockets of those building arms. We as citizens of the world need to focus on substituting arms and armies for industrial machines and prosperous nations.

The UN General Assembly resolution that solidifies the cessation forever of Venezuela’s claim to Guyana’s territory, would be cherished world over.

President Maduro, you and Venezuela are at the crossroads, you can help to lead South America to the greatest economic recovery in history or become a victim of history’s Déjà vu.

Related Articles

Cheddi Jagan International Airport

Contact Information for Cheddi Jagan International Airport

Address: Timehri, Guyana

Call: +592 261 2281

Call: +592 699 9074

Call: +592 600 7022

Email: cjiac@cjairport-gy.com https://cjairport-gy.com/contact-us/

Most Popular

Recent Comments

Debra K. Lawrence on Hotels you’ll never forget
Leith Yearwood on Snake Cut
Georgina Lambert-Calvert on What has happened to some of our young folks
Caribbean C Live on John Gimlette’s Voyages
Rev. Adunnola Waterman-French on GAC 2012 Reunion – A perfect Take-off
Georgina Lambert-Calvert on Guyana Emancipation (Freedom) Day History
Althea Garraway on Tapir
Open chat
Hello
Can we help you?