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The killing of Quds Force leader Qassim Soleimani and its aftermath turned into a huge, misleading farce. In this farce an important sector of American public officials, media, and others fell into the trap of a public relations campaign orchestrated by the Islamic Republic.
The United States must reevaluate its policy towards Venezuela.
A unified international coalition of the Organization for American States (OAS) and a group of Latin American countries backing sanctions and the isolation of Venezuela, combined with social protests and a finally unified opposition under the leadership of Juan Guaido, has generated anxiety and defection within the Venezuelan state apparatus.
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The violent protests in Chile surprised even the wisest observers of South American events. Peruvian writer Mario Vargas Llosa notes Chile’s hugely successful economy, and three decades of harmonious co-existence between right and left, with a strong political center, has supported private enterprise and international trade.
Read MoreThe incumbent, pro-Venezuela and pro-Cuba Evo Morales was a candidate after ignoring a national plebiscite that voted not to allow Morales to run for a third term or be indefinitely re-elected.
Read MoreIn my latest article, I pointed out that as the United States withdraws from the world and international affairs, China and Russia step in, to the detriment of U.S. interests. I noted that withdrawal from world affairs could affect not only our interests but also our own national security.
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