Caracas, March 13 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Even the right-wing opposition in Venezuela is working to distance itself from Obama's interference.

Opposition lawmaker Ricardo Sanchez spoke in favor of a request by President Maduro for the National Assembly to pass an enabling law that will allow the country's president to act to protect peace against recent threats by the U.S.

“Whenever the government of the United States declares a country to be a threat to its national security, it is a preamble to military interventions in the future,” said Sanchez during an impassioned speech from the floor of the National Assembly. Adding, “it is important to take a position during historic moments such as this one.”

The opposition coalition known as the Democratic Unity Roundtable (MUD) released a tepid statement rejecting the U.S. government's interference and unilateral sanctions.