This was a geopolitical problem of a Country that was a threat to all of its neighbors, a threat to the Western Hemisphere, and a massive economic exporter of guns, of drugs, of criminals, kidnapping of American citizens. This was basically a geopolitical move. We've watched Venezuela collapse and become an increasing problem in our hemisphere, as I said, for 26 years. So this was an attempt to fix that problem. It is maybe a nice coincidence, but it is coincidental that that Venezuela's main product and giant resource is oil. (08:31–08:39)
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Asserts that Venezuela has been collapsing and becoming a problem in the hemisphere for 26 years.
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