Donald Trump has launched the most brazen foreign policy gambit of his second presidency, capturing and toppling Venezuelan strongman Nicolás Maduro in an operation to assert US dominance in the western hemisphere.
The US assault in Caracas to extract Maduro and bring him to the US to face criminal charges was accompanied by Trump’s vow that Washington would “run” Venezuela until further notice and take control of its oil sector.
The move followed months of escalation in America’s confrontation with Caracas, including boat strikes against alleged drug traffickers and a naval blockade to enforce an embargo on Venezuelan oil exports.
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