But Marco is sophisticated enough about Latin America to know what it would mean if we ran a reprise of, you know, the gunboat diplomacy of 19 of the 1920s. You know, if, If we took military action against Venezuela, there would be a reaction in the continent. And, oh, by the way, and I think Marco gets this like, okay, let's imagine Maduro goes down. Remember Afghanistan, remember Baghdad. There's no guarantee that what replaces Maduro is any better. (28:58–29:06)
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