John Cornyn: “The United States military acted in support of this law…”

“The president also met this week with opposition leader Maria Corina Machado. Who do you think should be in charge? 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.” (04:51–04:59)

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