Don’t wag the dog: U.S. does not need a war in Venezuela

The Trump administration seems to be considering giving regime change another go.

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Opinion

April 28, 2020 - 9:59 AM

Opposition leader Juan Guaido, left, and president of Venezuela Nicolas Maduro. Photo by (Yuri Cortez/AFP/Getty Images/TNS)

The COVID-19 pandemic has thrust the United States into crisis, and its citizenry is in desperate need of medical, economic and moral support. What the people do not need, or want, is another war.

Yet, over the past several weeks, the federal government has been amassing a significant military force in the Caribbean — the largest U.S. military operations in the region in 30 years — intensifying its pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. War, it seems, could be on the horizon.

The Trump administration has made no secret about its desire to oust Maduro, who…

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