Dominica's PM Roosevelt Skerrit says his country could step in to cool things down between Washington and Caracas if either side wants help, and he keeps pushing the whole Caribbean-as-a-peace-zone angle while American military ops ramp up around Venezuela. He pointed out that Dominica has pulled off the middleman thing before and stays tight with both governments, but he really hopes nobody actually needs mediation since the US has a track record of brokering deals elsewhere.
Washington has been hitting vessels near Venezuela since September under the drug war banner, and over 80 people have died from those strikes. The UN human rights chief and the Inter-American Commission both said the operations break international law and need to stop. CARICOM backed the peace zone idea, though Trinidad and Tobago bailed on that statement because their PM thinks drug traffickers should get killed violently.
Skerrit noted America bankrolls Dominica's security setup and just installed radar gear for marine monitoring, but he still thinks diplomacy beats military action since any fighting would wreck the whole region.
Washington has been hitting vessels near Venezuela since September under the drug war banner, and over 80 people have died from those strikes. The UN human rights chief and the Inter-American Commission both said the operations break international law and need to stop. CARICOM backed the peace zone idea, though Trinidad and Tobago bailed on that statement because their PM thinks drug traffickers should get killed violently.
Skerrit noted America bankrolls Dominica's security setup and just installed radar gear for marine monitoring, but he still thinks diplomacy beats military action since any fighting would wreck the whole region.
