State Department's Latin America Successes

The State Department posted an interview with a senior official about its 2019 success in the western hemisphere. It was a "historic period of cooperation throughout the Western Hemisphere." It claimed the following as successes:

--the Bolivian coup: "a major success for democracy in Bolivia."
--increased sanctions on Cuba: "The United States will cut off Cuba’s remaining sources of revenue."
--forcing asylum seekers to dangerous places to apply: "This all promises to thwart human smugglers."
--Invoking the Rio Treaty: "that’s kicking in."

Then the House Foreign Affairs Committee tweeted this:

That's hard to argue with.

As an aside, the end of the interview includes a infuriating reference to TPS for Venezuelans. See the discussion on Twitter.