protecting the country against the united states. that's the last thing we want to do. this guy is a thug. we ought to be looking for ways to sanction the regime economically and isolate them. and we ought to be working with the neighbors to talk about a future government. we ought to be working with the opposition. the biggest problem in venezuela is not how bad the regime is, it's how weak the opposition. that's what they ought to be talking about. weaken the regime and help the opposition. >> what does it mean to have a president who is so comfortable just proposing military action out of the clear blue sky. this was just something he thought perhaps made him sound strong? >> exactly. in 1947 we created the national security council system. the idea was to create national