nationwide. he is demanding new elections in the fight to oust maduro. m maduro pushing back saying the u.s. orchestrated a coup to remove him from office. joining us now is author of a world in disarray. ambassador, always good to have you on. >> thank you, jim. >> let me ask you in the simplest terms, the u.s. has a rocky record of interference in latin american politics. does the u.s. have the power here to successfully force a sitting president in maduro out of power? >> the short answer, it doesn't and the short answer is it shouldn't. we don't want toturn this into a u.s. venezuelan crisis. this is a crisis of legitimacy or the lack of it of this venezuelan government. the u.s. is cooperating with a