Republican Senator Marco Rubio stated that the US military can take necessary actions to remove Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro from power as his government has become a threat to US national security.
In an
interview with Univision, an American Spanish-language TV network,
Rubio, who is a vocal opponent of Maduro, said a military intervention
by Washington was not out of question.
“I believe that the Armed Forces of the United
States are only used in the event of a threat to national security. I
believe that there is a very strong argument that can be made at this
time that Venezuela and the Maduro regime has become a threat to the
region and even to the United States," he added.
The 55-year-old Maduro, who took power in 2013
after the death of Hugo Chavez, has survived massive anti-government
protests during the past two years.
Earlier this year, he managed to win a second
six-year term. The president has since warned of foreign plots against
his country, accusing the opposition of seeking to topple his socialist
government with support from Washington.
In recent months, the US has sanctioned dozens of
top Venezuelan officials, including Maduro, over allegations of human
rights abuses, drug trafficking and the erosion of democratic
safeguards.
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