The newly appointed U.S.
National Security Advisor John Bolton is expected to take a hardline
stance against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his
administration, it has been revealed.
The former ambassador to
the United Nations was described by a senior U.S. official as someone
who "always emphasized how Cuba and Venezuela and Nicaragua have
undermined U.S. interests throughout the region."
"He's a warmonger,
and Latin Americans get nervous when American presidents tend to lean
toward military versus diplomatic solutions," a National
Security Council official for former President Barack Obama told the
Miami Herald. "It's a militaristic style that won't go down well
in Latin America."