Well, first of all, I can't, you know, the way that the United States military acted in support of this law enforcement action, which is what it was to arrest Nicolas Maduro, was nothing short of magnificent. But The president said that we've learned the lessons of from Iraq, that collapsing the existing governing regime and creating an insurgency can result in a long war. that they are trying to avoid. In Venezuela, the good news is the president has multiple levers to use with Delsey Rodriguez and, and I know that Secretary Rubio and more recently the CIA director were down there talking to her. (05:00–05:13)
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Asserts that the President believes collapsing a regime can lead to a long war, as learned from Iraq.
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