The statement said the U.S. government " would do all within its prevailing legal framework to prevent the use of American soil to perpetrate violence against the democratic government of Sri Lanka " .
<response> The statement said the <location>U.S.</location> government " would do all within its prevailing legal framework to prevent the use of <misc>American</misc> soil to perpetrate violence against the democratic government of <location>Sri Lanka</location> " . </response>