Machado, right. And so, you know, the makings there of a civil war are very present. The other piece is this. Venezuelans elected their president for the US President. To discard their wishes, I think will invite hostility against the United States. We saw this in Cuba where Fidel didn't have a lot of support until we ostracized him and tried to make an example out of him. (07:38–07:45)
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Asserts that Venezuelans elected their president, not the US President.
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