What do you think those interests are? I think national security is one of them.@Tukraq
Have you started following the politics of Venezuela lately. America sanctioned a military coup and the mistake the officers behind the coup made was to arrest the late President Chavez and not assassinate him. There was a counter coup and the officers arrested and Chavez resumed power. The military is aligned with the politics of the Left and see the Right wingers as their mortal enemies. Having said that, human preservation (jobs and freedom) makes humans reevaluate their self-interests. In politics, there are no permanent enemies or friends, only permanent interests.