Punishing corrupt Venezuelan leaders and
standing up for moderate, nonviolent opponents such as Mr. López ought to be a
no-brainer for the United States, given Venezuela’s catastrophic decline,
anti-American agenda and increasing isolation in the region. But the Obama
administration shied from taking action, citing ongoing negotiations between
the regime of Nicolás Maduro and the opposition. In fact, it has been obvious
for months that the talks were going nowhere. The administration’s caution may have
had more to do with avoiding offense to the regime’s last supporter — the
Castro regime in Cuba — with which President Barack Obama was pursuing what he
saw as a legacy-making detente. More…
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