It's good that the Obama administration is finally waking up to the fact that a major crisis is brewing in Venezuela, and that platitudes about “dialogue” no longer suffice. With its capital Caracas geographically closer to Washington, D.C., than is Los Angeles, Calif., Venezuela's humanitarian crisis matters to U.S. interests. Moreover, Venezuela under chavismo has been converted into a major transshipment point for illicit narcotics headed to the United States.
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