Bush Administration Stumbles Again
in Venezuela
By Marcela Sanchez
Washington Post
Thursday 19 December 2002

WASHINGTON--With so many in the Bush administration able to speak Spanish, the phrase "No aprende ni a palos"should have a familiar ring. If not, one need only examine the White House's recent actions regarding Venezuela to understand that the words refer to someone who never learns--just doesn't seem to get it--even when hit upside the head with a stick"

How else to explain why for the second time in eight months, the administration recklessly threw its weight behind the political opposition in that very volatile country at a moment when choosing sides threatened to trigger an explosive reaction . . .

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