▁In ▁their ▁official ▁message ▁they ▁showed ▁that ▁the ▁opposition ▁government ▁of ▁Gu a id ó ▁was ▁willing ▁to ▁support ▁them ▁in ▁the ▁land ▁entry ▁to ▁Venezuela . ▁ ▁Gu a id ó ▁called ▁the ▁operation ▁a ▁test ▁of ▁the ▁military : ▁" In ▁a ▁few ▁weeks ▁they ▁will ▁have ▁to ▁choose ▁if ▁they ▁let ▁much ▁needed ▁aid ▁into ▁the ▁country , ▁or ▁if ▁they ▁side ▁with ▁Nicolas ▁Mad uro ." ▁Gu a id ó ▁also ▁war ned ▁that ▁the ▁Mad uro ▁administration ▁had ▁plans ▁to ▁" ste al ▁the ▁products ▁for ▁human itar ian ▁purposes ▁that ▁entered ▁the ▁country ". ▁This ▁included ▁plans ▁to ▁dist ribute ▁these ▁products ▁through ▁the ▁government ' s ▁food ▁distribution ▁program ▁CL AP — a ▁program ▁from ▁which , ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁Venez uel an ▁Att orney ▁General ▁and ▁Mexican ▁pro sec utors , ▁Mad uro ▁personally ▁prof its . ▁ ▁Vol unt arios XV enez uela ▁ ▁In ▁mid - F ebru ary , ▁Gu a id ó ▁reported ▁that ▁a ▁web ▁page ▁called ▁www . vol unt arios x ven ez uela . com ▁had ▁been ▁set ▁up ▁for ▁the ▁registration ▁of ▁any ▁person ▁who ▁wanted ▁to ▁volunte er ▁to ▁enter ▁the ▁human itar ian ▁aid ▁planned ▁for ▁ 2 3 ▁February . ▁Days ▁later , ▁in ▁the ▁act ▁of ▁swe aring ▁in ▁of ▁thousands ▁of ▁volunte ers ▁present ▁in ▁the ▁par king ▁lot ▁of ▁the ▁headquarters ▁of ▁the ▁newspaper ▁El ▁Nacional , ▁Gu a id ó ▁indicated ▁that ▁in ▁"