It’s time for Latin America and U.S. to do something about Venezuela’s bloodbath

Before we get into what Latin American countries should do, let's applaud the fact that the 34-country Organization of American States (OAS) earlier this week passed a resolution to convene a meeting of the region's foreign ministers on May 31 to discuss Venezuela's political and humanitarian crisis.This was a victory for pro-democracy forces, because the Venezuelan regime had tried to prevent that high-level meeting. The proposal was approved by 18 votes — including the United States, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, and virtually all major countries in the region — with 13 abstentions, many of them from Caribbean islands that are dependent on Venezuela's oil subsidies. More…