Washington, Jan. 4 -- Former US Vice President Kamala Harris on Saturday strongly criticised President Donald Trump's military action in Venezuela, calling it "unlawful and unwise" and accusing him of pursuing "regime change for oil" while seeking to play the role of a "regional strongman".
"Donald Trump's actions in Venezuela do not make America safer, stronger, or more affordable," Harris said, arguing that the operation risks repeating past US interventions sold as strength but ending in instability.
Harris acknowledged that Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is a "brutal, illegitimate dictator," but said that does not provide justification to the US action. "That Maduro is a brutal, illegitimate dictator does not change the fact that...