Venezuela's President, Nicolas Maduro, accused three U.S. diplomats of meeting with and financing right-wing political opponents of his government. He gave, in a televised announcement, the diplomats 48 hours to leave the country. However, Maduro has not given any official notice to the United States of the expulsions. The U.S. denies the allegations and any involvement in conspiracy. This is not the first time this has happened, in March, two U.S. embassy officials were expelled for accusations of plotting to destabilize the country. His actions against the United States lead U.S. officials to believe Venezuela is not interested in improving relations at this time.
These accusations seem premature and sudden. It seems these diplomats were not given much notice of their expulsion. I think this is unfair to these diplomats and the U.S., it gives the U.S. a bad rep. For other countries, without full knowledge about the unfair, biased circumstances, they may stray away from relations with the United States. It seems when there are problems in Venezuela, Maduro defers the blame from himself and places blame on others.
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http://www.cnn.com/2013/09/30/world/americas/venezuela-us-diplomats-expelled/index.html?hpt=hp_t2
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