Unless you were playing Frisbee in the quad during history 101, you know that the future of Venezuela, one way or the other, is going to be determined by the military. Every time Venezuela has embraced democracy, it has been because the military has gone along. Every time Venezuela has rejected democracy, it has happened because of the military. In this case. Let me finish, ma', am, if you don't mind. Unless you want to come up here. (00:51–00:59)
CLAIM
Asserts that Venezuela's democratic shifts have historically depended on military support.
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