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Duddy also cites Cuban and Iranian influence. He doesn't know when to quit. He claims members of Chavez's government and military officials cooperate with terrorists. They also "facilitat(e) drug shipments"."
Venezuelan instability harms US companies doing business there, he said. America relies on regular oil shipments. Duddy discussed diplomatic, financial and military options.
Suggesting the latter especially shows hostile intent. At the same time, he said going that route "appears inappropriate." Don't rule it out. It's generally the last option when other methods fail. Sometimes it's top choice.
Duddy falsely claimed Washington "never unilaterally intervened militarily in a South American internal conflict-- Including Central America, it meddled repeatedly in the internal affairs of many countries since the 19th century.
Post-WW II alone, it ousted Guatemala's democratically elected president Jacobo Arbenz. In the 1980s, Contra wars raged in Nicaragua. It aided dictatorships in Haiti, El Salvador, and Honduras.
It helped oust Chile's popular leader Salvador Allende. Over 15 brutal August Pinochet years followed. It deposed Jean-Bertrand Aristide twice.
It worked with an array of Mexican despots, Fujimori and others like him in Peru, Somoza in Nicaragua, Batista in Cuba, and other death squad rulers in Brazil, Argentina, Ecuador, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay, Honduras, El Salvador and elsewhere in the region.
Perhaps Duddy needs instruction in regional history. His mandate is dominance, not democracy and regional cooperation. He wants Chavez replaced by anyone prioritizing business interests over popular ones. All options are acceptable. Violent destabilization may be planned.
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