Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro holds a document as he speaks during a meeting with ministers in Caracas, Venezuela January 30, 2018. Miraflores Palace/Handout via REUTERS
Reuters: Tillerson raises prospect of Venezuelan military ouster of Maduro
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Thursday raised the prospect that the Venezuelan military could decide to oust President Nicolas Maduro but said he did not know whether that would happen.
In a speech at the University of Texas ahead of five-nation Latin America tour, Tillerson insisted the Trump administration was not advocating “regime change” in Venezuela but said it would be “easiest” if Maduro chose to leave power on his own.
He predicted there would be “change” in Venezuela and said the United States wanted it to be a peaceful one.
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Update: Tillerson to Seek Unified Venezuela Stance on Latin America Trip (Bloomberg)
WNU Editor: Talk about the U.S. administration giving a green light to the Venezuelan military to over-throw the Maduro regime. But I am very skeptical that the Venezuelan military will stage a coup to oust the current regime. The senior commanders are invested in the system, and the lower rank officers are too afraid to conduct such an operation.
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