Subject: Re: Venezuela - Who and How

And again - Rubio is absolutely aware of that dynamic, and I would not be surprised if that was very top of mind for him during this whole operation.

Yes, Cuba collapsing is right up front, but how does that work out? How are we going to handle that collapse to ensure no autocratic government, or at least a benign autocratic government? We could end up with too many irons in the fire, we've done that in the past. But if we can come to some type of good arrangement we could lift sanctions and spur their economies. Haven't heard anything from my Cuban friends here yet. I'm a little occupied at the moment.