WASHINGTON — It's been a tough week for democracy and American diplomacy. In Pakistan, President Pervez Musharraf pulled a coup against himself, and U.S. diplomats apparently were stunned. In Venezuela, President Hugo Chavez pulled a coup against his countrymen, and U.S. diplomats once again, well … were stunned. The difference in political attention and media coverage accorded these two affairs has been — for lack of a better word — stunning.

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