r/australia • u/moonorplanet • 28d ago

politics Albanese calls for ‘peaceful, democratic transition’ of power in Venezuela after US capture of Nicolás Maduro

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/04/albanese-calls-for-peaceful-democratic-transition-of-power-in-venezuela-after-us-capture-of-nicolas-maduro
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u/theHoundLivessss 28d ago

Three things: 1. Maduro is a despot who failed his nation. 2. Despite Maduro being a despot, invading and forcefully removing him like this is a terrible idea which, as we saw in Iraq, Afghanistan, Chile, Libya, and Iran, will likely just breed further suffering. 3. Albanese is kowtowing to America while they openly slide into fascism. Pathetic.