U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the United States has ‘serious concerns’ about the announced result of Venezuela’s hotly contested presidential election that authorities say was won by incumbent Nicolas Maduro.

Speaking in Tokyo on Monday shortly after the announcement was made, Blinken said the U.S. was concerned that the result reflected neither the will nor the votes of the Venezuelan people. He called for election officials to publish the full results transparently and immediately and said the U.S. and the international community would respond accordingly.

  • @UnderpantsWeevil
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    -52 months ago

    Saddam invaded Kuwait to annex it

    Saddam invaded Kuwait to halt their slant drilling project into the transboundary Rumaila oil field.

    • @[email protected]
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      22 months ago

      Even if that were the only reason, that has no relation to Guyana, because these are geologically independent reservoirs.

    • @[email protected]
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      22 months ago

      And also because Kuwait was the only party involved that refused some debt forgiveness for Iraq’s losses in the Iran/Iraq war backed by the US and its allies.