ARLINGTON, VA – Today, U.S. Senator John McCain delivered the following statement on Venezuela and Ambassador Duddy’s expulsion by the Venezuelan government: “I am deeply disappointed by the decision of Venezuela’s government to expel U.S. Ambassador Duddy. This diplomatic escalation, which follows Bolivia’s expulsion of the American ambassador there, reminds us anew of the dangerous trends [...]
Archive for September 12th, 2008
McCain: Deeply Disappointed by the Decision of Venezuela’s government to expel U.S. Ambassador Duddy
Posted in Colombia, U.S. Politics, Venezuela, Western Hemisphere, national security, tagged Bolivia, current events, McCain, news, politics, Venezuela on 12 September 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Making Some Sense of Anti-American Shenanigans in South America, It is Not a Cold War Part Deux
Posted in Cuba, Economic Sanctions, Latin America, U.S. Politics, Venezuela, Western Hemisphere, tagged Bolivia, Colombia, Cuba, current events, Ecuador, Evo Morales, Honduras, Hugo Chavez, John McCain, news, OAS, politics, Venezuela, Western Hemisphere on 12 September 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The U.S. Ambassadors to Bolivia and Venezuela have been expelled this week from South America. An act of political immaturity on the part of these two South American countries, we should respond, in kind, and with clarity of purpose. In other words, we should provide exit papers for their Ambassadors in Washington, DC and begin [...]