US sponsoring regime change in Venezuela: Analyst
The United States is obviously sponsoring regime change in Venezuela, according to American political analyst Keith Preston.
Preston, who was speaking to Press TV on Tuesday, pointed out the regime change was Washington’s standard "mode of operation" in countries which resist serving US interests.
The director of Attackthesystem.com emphasized that in Latin America, particularly, US policy has been to install subservient puppet regimes.
“Historically, the United States has frequently organized military coups -- or other types of political coups -- against governments, or particular nations to which they were opposed ... This is a standard mode of operation for the United States on foreign policy issues.”
Preston said Americans have always viewed Latin American countries as being in the United State sphere of domination.
By organizing a regime change and toppling the current leftist government in Venezuela and installing a puppet regime in its place, Americans want to gain control over the oil-rich South American country's vast mineral resources, according to Preston.
“Venezuela is an oil-rich country and the United States wants control over its oil wells,” Preston pointed out, adding that Washington wanted to install a puppet regime that was willing to carry out its demands.
Meanwhile, Americans are pushing hard to install opposition leader Juan Guaido, instead of President Nicolas Maduro.
Most Western countries have recognized Guaido as Venezuela's interim head of state, but Maduro retains the backing of Russia and China as well as control of state institutions, including the military.
The administration of US President Donald Trump considers Maduro’s 2018 re-election a sham and recognized the 35-year-old Guaido as the country’s acting president in January.
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