MIKE POMPEO: Trump can win it all in Venezuela and stop a Maduro-like sequel
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Trump administration captures Maduro, but interim President Rodriguez threatens to undermine Venezuela's democratic transition and U.S. goals this year.
There is zero reason to believe that Rodriguez and her cronies will do anything more than attempt to buy time while securing their positions as part of a reconstituted, Maduro-in-all-but-name government. Mike Pompeo serves as a contributor at FOX News Channel. Previously, he served in the Trump administration as the sixth director of the Central Intelligence Agency and the 70th U.S. secretary of state. He formerly represented Kansas’ 4th Congressional District.
According to reports, the administration is demanding that interim President Delcy Rodriguez commit to cracking down on drug trafficking; kicking out foreign operatives hostile to the United States; ending the sale of oil to U.S. adversaries; and, eventually, facilitating free elections.
These are absolutely the correct priorities. But we should be under no illusion: none of the first three demands will be met if we do not loudly and publicly prioritize the restoration of Venezuelan democracy.
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