Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
Pence vows to end 'the tragedy of tyranny' in Venezuela through 'peaceable means'
Source: Washington Post
Pence vows to end ‘the tragedy of tyranny’ in Venezuela through ‘peaceable means’
By Philip Rucker August 13 at 10:13 PM
CARTAGENA, Colombia — Vice President Pence opened his week-long trip to South and Central America here Sunday with a stern message for neighboring Venezuela’s autocratic government to end “the tragedy of tyranny” and to restore democracy.
Pence vowed to increase economic and diplomatic pressure on Venezuela and work with Colombia and other regional democracies to isolate the government of President Nicolás Maduro. He also sought to reassure the region after President Trump warned last week of a “possible military option” in Venezuela, a comment that stoked anti-American sentiment by reviving dark memories of U.S. interventionism on the continent.
“Venezuela is sliding into dictatorship, and as President Trump has said, the United States will not stand by as Venezuela crumbles,” Pence said.
Noting that the United States reserves “many options for Venezuela,” Pence added, “President Trump is a leader who says what he means and means what he says, but the president sent me here to continue to marshal the unprecedented support of countries across Latin America to achieve by peaceable means the restoration of democracy in Latin America, and we believe it is achievable by those means.”
-snip-
By Philip Rucker August 13 at 10:13 PM
CARTAGENA, Colombia — Vice President Pence opened his week-long trip to South and Central America here Sunday with a stern message for neighboring Venezuela’s autocratic government to end “the tragedy of tyranny” and to restore democracy.
Pence vowed to increase economic and diplomatic pressure on Venezuela and work with Colombia and other regional democracies to isolate the government of President Nicolás Maduro. He also sought to reassure the region after President Trump warned last week of a “possible military option” in Venezuela, a comment that stoked anti-American sentiment by reviving dark memories of U.S. interventionism on the continent.
“Venezuela is sliding into dictatorship, and as President Trump has said, the United States will not stand by as Venezuela crumbles,” Pence said.
Noting that the United States reserves “many options for Venezuela,” Pence added, “President Trump is a leader who says what he means and means what he says, but the president sent me here to continue to marshal the unprecedented support of countries across Latin America to achieve by peaceable means the restoration of democracy in Latin America, and we believe it is achievable by those means.”
-snip-
Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2017/08/13/571c1cee-7ed8-11e7-83c7-5bd5460f0d7e_story.html
