Chavez is already claiming we were involved in this mess.
That is no surprise. The question is, will we be able to topple him if he reverts to form?
The one important thing to be learnt from the Venezuelan coup is that the United States has not changed its view that only Governments acceptable to Washington can be allowed to survive in Latin America. Like it or not, the United States will undermine and help overthrow even legally elected administrations if it so chooses.
Bush's Betrayal of Democracy