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On the recordMarch 1, 2017
American officials must heed the lessons of the short-lived coup in 2002, when Bush Administration support for Chavez's ouster undermined America's standing in the region and damaged our credibility as a defender of democracy.
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George H.W. Bush
Republican · Texas

Editor's note · Context

Cautions against repeating past mistakes in Venezuela's political transitions.

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