Keeping those two segments of the country from fragmenting is not going to be an easy task. He will have to throw concessions to both sides. He cannot rigidly be on the side of one or the other.

What I'm hoping is the U.S. will listen to him and try and hear his concerns and not just try to impose a policy on Bolivia unilaterally.

Rice going, that's a step up from what the U.S. has been doing for Latin America recently. I think that's an important gesture.