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Fareed's take: Venezuela action is a rupture in US foreign policy - CNN
CNN’s Fareed Zakaria weighs in on how President Donald Trump’s action in Venezuela will impact the future of American foreign relations.
00:00 Fareed on how powerful countries have historically struggled to find allies
01:40 US coalition building before the war in Iraq
02:35 Fareed discusses risks to American legitimacy after strikes in Venezuela
04:05 Trump’s invocation of the Monroe Doctrine
05:29 How American self-interest could isolate the country