Secretary Of State Rubio: “I Watch These Consultants And It is Clown Hour” | Video

Secretary of State Marco Rubio dismissed issues about army motion in Venezuela turning out the way in which U.S. actions did in Iraq, Syria, or Libya, throughout an interview Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press.”

KRISTEN WELKER: Let’s discuss huge image right here. U.S. regime change, traditionally talking, has not gone very properly for america, in Iraq, in Libya, to call a number of examples. Are you able to guarantee Individuals, the folks of america, that this time can be totally different?

SECRETARY OF STATE MARCO RUBIO: Nicely, this is what’s occurred. We have got this phobia constructed up on this kind of factor. Primary, many of the consultants that individuals have, I will let you know. I watch these consultants and it is clown hour, okay? These are people who have targeted their whole profession on the Center East or another a part of the world as a result of that is the place the motion was. Hey, only a few of them know something about Venezuela or the Western Hemisphere. Venezuela seems to be nothing like Libya. It seems to be nothing like Iraq. It seems to be nothing like Afghanistan. It seems to be nothing just like the Center East aside from the Iranian brokers which can be operating by means of there plotting in opposition to America, okay? These are Western international locations with lengthy traditions, on a folks to folks and cultural degree, and ties to america. So there’s nothing like that. So I believe folks have to cease ascribing apples and oranges right here. The apples of the Center East, or the oranges of the Western Hemisphere.

Quantity two. That is concerning the nationwide curiosity of america. And what I am assured of is we’re in a safer and higher place as a result of we’re taking it severely. The choice would have been to depart Maduro there as an indicted drug trafficker, illegitimate president, operating the nation, open invitation for all of our adversaries to do no matter they need in opposition to america from Venezuela. That was not going to proceed. What the choice would have been to permit a drug trafficker to proceed to make use of nationwide territory and parts of nation-state energy to additional drug trafficking organizations. Learn the indictment. This man used the levers of their safety equipment to not arrest drug traffickers, however to cooperate and facilitate the trafficking of medicine for the aim of getting them in to america.

That is going to cease.