Why We Toppled Maduro
The Dispatch••world
Key Points:
- American special operators successfully captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife in a complex mission, marking a decisive moment in U.S. hemispheric policy and ending the political movement started by Hugo Chávez.
- The U.S. administration has offered multiple, sometimes conflicting, justifications for intervention in Venezuela, including combating drug trafficking, securing oil interests, addressing migration, promoting regional stability, and demonstrating power.
- Drug trafficking charges against Maduro provide a legal rationale for military action, but this narrative is weakened by contradictory U.S. actions, such as pardoning a convicted Honduran drug trafficker, which undermines the administration’s counter-narcotics credibility.
- Economic interests in Venezuela’s vast oil reserves motivate U.S. goals, but emphasizing oil risks reinforcing
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