Well, look, I think number one, the American public has made it very clear we don't want to go to war unless it is in the direct interest of this country. And certainly some of that may be in Venezuela. But The use of military force to try to stop either, you know, the drugs leaving the country ostensibly or to overthrow the Maduro government is not where the American public is. I think it's also not in the best national interest of this country that we are known as toppling, you know, a country in our hemisphere or anywhere around the world. (08:25–08:38)
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Asserts that the American public does not support using military force to stop drugs or overthrow the Maduro government.
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