Mike Pompeo has not ruled out a military action in Venezuela: "It is possible, if necessary, what the United States will do"

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Wednesday that the government of his country is ready, if necessary, to intervene militarily in Venezuela.

"President [Donald Trump] It was ccrystal clear and incredibly coherent. Military action is possible. If necessary, that's what the United States will dosays Pompeo to the chain Fox Business, the day after a failed uprising by the Venezuelan army, which supported the opposition leader and interim president, Juan Guaidó.

"We would prefer a peaceful transition of power, with the exit of Maduro and the holding of new elections, but the president specified that At some point, you have to make the decision "said the head of the American diplomacy.

"He's ready to do what's right," he says, referring to Trump.

Tuesday, theUS authorities have increased pressure on Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, with warnings against forces loyal to the socialist government and urging officials in Caracas to withdraw and join Guaidó.

Meanwhile, the National Security Advisor to the US Presidency, John Bolton, badured the chain CNN this Pompeo On Wednesday will talk with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov about the situation in Venezuela.

"The Russians love nothing more than to put their thumbs in their eyes ", said Bolton. "They use Cubans as agents. They would like to have effective control of a country of this hemisphere"he added.

"This is not ideological, it's just more of the old and proven power politics. That's why we have the Monroe Doctrine, We are in the process of recovering from this administration, and that is why the President of the Republic said last night that Cubans would do well to think long and hard about their role, "he added.

Bolton was referring to the Monroe Doctrine, a nineteenth-century policy that the United States faced and consisted in opposing the interference of the European powers in the Western Hemisphere. In the 20th century, this was considered a justification for US intervention in Latin America.