>Why can't they keep these people safe?
>apparently, they don't want to.
Because these types of people are everywhere and probably in the majority or close to it.
Venezuelans must save their own country. They must shed their own blood. The lesson from fighting in the MidEast and African for over 15 years is WE cannot hand freedom to a people who are unwilling to do this on their own. WE cannot force our own type of governing down their throats.
Learned helplessness. Yes, if our idiot neocons and neoliberals don't interfere, the native people there can do it. Neighboring countries can help some.