Mike Pompeo called Maduro a "sick tyrant" and said, "Your days are numbered"

The US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, said confident Sunday that Nicolás Maduro's days in Venezuela "are numbered", following the crackdown recorded Saturday during the attempt to help humanitarian.

"Predictions are difficult, choosing the exact days is difficult," said Pompeo CNN. "I hope that the Venezuelan people will guarantee that the days of Maduro will be counted," he added.

"We hope that the armed forces will resume the role of protecting their citizens from these tragedies. If that happens, I think good things are going to happen"he said.

Once again, the top US diplomat pointed out that no option was being considered for dealing with the Chavez regime, alluding to the possibility of approving a military intervention. United States "will do the things that need to be done"to recover democracy", he said in an interview with Fox News.

The military high command maintains its loyalty to Nicolás Maduro, although more than 60 officers have deserted the country, the vast majority on the other side of the Colombian border, after approval by the National Assembly an amnesty for those who withdraw their support for the scheme.

Pompeo mentioned as a possible measure the possibility of applying more sanctions and sending more humanitarian aid, although he did not give any details on this subject.

Among the objectives, Pompeo added that "the Cubans and Russianswho have led this country to ruin for years and years, do not continue to exercise their domain.

(With information from AFP)