Anybody here still remember how LBJ got us into Vietnam?

August 2, 1964 … The world media heralded the Tonkin Bay incident, a fake news report of an attack on US warships by the North Vietnamese. The US Congress passed the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, which granted Lyndon Johnson the power to use military force in Southeast Asia without having to ask for an official declaration of war which makes it a difficult thing for international relations. Soon, we committed 100s of thousands of men and women, trillions on American dollars, and ultimately a huge loss of our prestige.

Now, Granma, Cuba’s official newspaper, says Venezuela’s Juan Guaidó is being trumped up as a successor to Nguyá»…n Khánh ‘ Nguyá»…n Khánh was the US supported ruler of South Vietnam in 1964. Granma claims Trump is are now repeating that horrible error. Despite a Tonkin Bay like support and condemnation of Maduro as a fascist, Granma suggests that Juan Guaidó is another Nguyá»…n Khánh.

Despite the media claims that Juan Guaidó is the popular choice, his effort at a coup failed. As a result it is Maduro, not Juan Guaidó who has agreed to a repeat election for early elections for the National Assembly. Granma says Guaidó is a puppet, “a poorly advised, improvised figure … faithfully follow(ing) orders from the U.S. government (with the) support of the worse elements in Trump’s neo-fascist retinue, including Pompeo, Bolton, Rubio, Abrams, and Mike Pence.

Granma goes on, “Guaidó doesn’t want elections because he knows he’s lost. And the time will soon come for him to answer to the people of his country, and be held accountable before the law for attempting to usurp a position to which he has no right; for proposing a foreign military intervention; encouraging an economic war that has already left children dead, as a result of the blockade of food, medicine, and other vital resources; and for taking possession of diplomatic offices abroad in violation of international laws and conventions.”

With negotiatons now under way in Norway, Maduro and Guaido are now negotiating some sort of compromise. According to Granma, “Guaidó wants Maduro to leave the Presidency and hand it over to him. He wants the 6,190,612 votes cast for the legitimate President in 2018, recognized by international authorities, to be given to him for his “noble” efforts to destabilize the country, even though U.S. sanctions have caused hunger and a military intervention could have incalculable consequences.”