house Bill H.R. 920
Prohibiting Arms Sales to Venezuela’s Maduro Regime
Argument in favor
Historically, Venezuelan leaders — starting with Hugo Chavez and continuing with Nicolás Maduro — have relied heavily on the country’s military forces to stay in power. Cutting off arms sales to the Maduro regime’s security forces will weaken it, bolstering the odds of the opposition taking power.
03/24/2019
We need to stop selling arms to entire world, not just Venezuela. Our arm sales are only further destabilizing the globe.
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03/24/2019
I didn't support the Saudi government receiving American made weapons. I will NOT support arms going to Venezuela.
02/24/2019
The United States should not be selling arms to any country in the entire world.
Argument opposed
America’s poor track record with intervention in Latin American affairs should give Congress pause when it considers intervening in Venezuela’s affairs. Rather than seeking to unilaterally push Maduro out, the U.S. should cooperate with other Latin American countries to pursue a negotiated settlement.
03/24/2019
While I appreciate the intent of the bill and the opinions on here I don’t think the USA is in the position to be the moral leader of the world. If this bill was changed to read the USA could not sell military equipment to either side of a country during a civil war or coup attempt I’d support it. But we certainly don’t pretend to be Switzerland because there’s no money in that and we continue to sell arms to dictators all over the world who kill our own people. I mean really, have we quit selling to Saudi Arabia yet?
03/24/2019
Maybe the U.S. should mind our own business & stay out of other countries affairs. Have we not learned from Vietnam, Korea, etc.
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03/25/2019
I’d be all for the US government staying the hell out of Venezuela’s business, period.
We need to stop selling arms to entire world, not just Venezuela. Our arm sales are only further destabilizing the globe.
While I appreciate the intent of the bill and the opinions on here I don’t think the USA is in the position to be the moral leader of the world. If this bill was changed to read the USA could not sell military equipment to either side of a country during a civil war or coup attempt I’d support it. But we certainly don’t pretend to be Switzerland because there’s no money in that and we continue to sell arms to dictators all over the world who kill our own people. I mean really, have we quit selling to Saudi Arabia yet?
I didn't support the Saudi government receiving American made weapons. I will NOT support arms going to Venezuela.
👍🏻 House Bill H.R. 920 AKA the “Venezuelan Arms Restriction Act” 👍🏻
I’m in extremely strong support omg and recommend the passage of the House Bill H.R. 920 AKA the ‘Venezuelan Arms Restriction Act”, which would restrict the transfer of defense articles, defense services, and crime control articles to any element of the Venezuelan security forces under the authority of the Maduro regime. Tear gas and riot gear would be included in this bill. (Arms sales to Venezuela have been blocked since 2006, originally because of its lack of cooperation in counterterrorism efforts.)
Historically, Venezuelan leaders — starting with Hugo Chavez and continuing with Nicolás Maduro — have relied heavily on the country’s military forces to stay in power. Cutting off arms sales to the Maduro regime’s security forces will weaken it, bolstering the odds of the opposition taking power.
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The United States should not be selling arms to any country in the entire world.
Maybe the U.S. should mind our own business & stay out of other countries affairs. Have we not learned from Vietnam, Korea, etc.
I’d be all for the US government staying the hell out of Venezuela’s business, period.
We have a terrible record when it comes to arming other countries and their regimes. Let's sit this one out.
Please put the murdering leftist Maduro regime out of its misery.
While the Maduro regime will have no trouble replacing the US as their arms supplier, I believe it is important for us to lock the doors to the “armory” and say, “You’re not gonna get ‘em here.” Nice to have an issue that the Democrats can agree with us on.
Is this really a fricking question?!?!?!?! Come on. Oh crap! I forgot. For oil we will sell anyone anything.
We shouldn’t be selling arms to either faction until there is a clear resolution. We also shouldn’t be trying to push one side over, it isn’t our business. Therefore this bill in itself is flawed and biased.
Stop all arms sales. Why is our country a distributor of death? Why not give peace a chance?
Get the f---k out of Venezuela. When did it become America's interest to take over other countries? We have problems of our own. When we're more interested in waging peace than waging war, then we should try to influence other countries.
America’s poor track record with intervention in Latin American affairs should give Congress pause when it considers intervening in Venezuela’s affairs. Rather than seeking to unilaterally push Maduro out, the U.S. should cooperate with other Latin American countries to pursue a negotiated settlement.
America needs to take a hands off approach to south and Central America for a change. I’d be more inclined to support a bill that stopped arms sales to all sides when civil unrest or offensive military action occurs. Five to sell them items for strict defense. If the protagonist realizes they will not receive support during offensive battles then it might have them think twice also and try harder to resolve peacefully.
As long as we stop selling to Saudi Arabia, Brazil, Israel and every other nation that uses the arms to kill the poor, the dispossessed, the persons who struggle for justice for the powerless. Bartenders can be held liable for selling booze that contributes to injury and death. Arms manufacturers get bonuses for doing the same thing.
Why would we sell weapons to Maduro so they can continue to kill the people there? That tyrannical dictatorship doesn’t need help to commit genocide. He should be stopped.