Andrew Sage

military's deployment outside of Venezuela's territorial waters, but still very much belligerent in her approach to this issue.

You know, we have gone from a state that was respected as a non-aligned entity that was able to approach various diplomatic partners from the US to China to the EU to India to Venezuela as well.

And we've gone from that sort of diplomatic approach to a very clear pro-West stance that has really alienated us from the rest of the region and really

placed us almost in the position of being a satellite state for U.S.

policy.

You know, she's been inviting the U.S.

military if they want to base their operations out of Trinidad.

She has opened our doors to that.

She has called for the U.S.

to kill them all violently, extraditionally, and stated that she is perfectly aligned with what the U.S.

is doing in the region, despite its flagrant violations of international law.

Yeah.

As you said earlier, the them in this instance includes at least two of her own citizens.

Yeah.

And I will say that this sort of zone of peace designation for the Caribbean, it is something that I would, this is my personal opinion, consider more of a hopeful ideal rather than a reality.

You know, the trafficking that takes place in the region does visit a lot of violence upon people, is, you know, by no means in reality a zone of peace, even before the US's actions in the region.

However,

Though we may not fit that postcard perfect perception of, you know, tropical paradise, it is still necessary, I think, for us to stand in solidarity as a region, to speak with one voice when it comes to these issues, especially as

Our continued existence depends on the observation of international law, the respect for the UN Charter.

As small islands, our safety is really in numbers.