Trinidad and Tobago Leader Backs US Military Action in Venezuela
At the nearest point, Trinidad and Tobago is only separated by seven miles of seas from Venezuela.
Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago Kamla Persad-Bissessar speaks during a press conference at the end of the Commonwealth Heads Of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Perth, Australia, on Oct. 30, 2011. AP Photo/Rob Griffith, File
Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar of Trinidad and Tobago said on Dec. 19 that she backs U.S. military actions against neighboring Venezuela.
“If anyone comes to attack our country, who do you think will defend us? The United States has the military might and the power,” Persad-Bissessar wrote on X.
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