Did Mark Kleiman Really Mean That?

Mark Kleiman wrote:

I don't know whether it was a good idea for the Bush Administration to support a coup to drive Hugo Chavez from power.

I'll make it easy for you Mark as someone who is no fan of Chávez: review your history. It's never been a good idea, especially not in Latin America, nor is it right to support a coup to drive an elected official from office, unless of course they are committing crimes against humanity, which is not the case here.

That's what referenda are for.

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[LatinoPundit]

The U.S. does not support violent coups but, the democratic process.

[eswn]

"The U.S. does not support violent coups but, the democratic process."

Yeah! Case in point: April 12, 2001, Caracas, Venezuela.