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Trump’s ‘Mission Accomplished’ Moment

The military action in Venezuela looks a lot like past American regime-change operations that went horribly awry.
From declaring “Nobody can stop us” to coining the term “Donroe Doctrine,” Trump’s remarks on the attack were staggeringly ...
In statements after the attack, Trump said the United States would now be “running” Venezuela for a period of time, helping ...
The operation is launched and the “objectives” are quickly reached. Or so they claim. But then it all falls apart. We become poorer as the special interests get ...
The Trump administration’s pressure campaign against Venezuela is reminiscent of the U.S.’s catastrophic invasion of Iraq, as ...
Gunboat diplomacy as practiced by Britain, Germany and Italy in 1902 led to a prolonged naval blockade of Venezuela to force ...
Probably the best hope for Alberta’s oilpatch is for the U.S. president’s gunboat diplomacy to go badly. When the dust settles on U.S. President Donald Trump’s effort to take over Venezuela and its ...
And it simultaneously ignores why prolonged American involvement in Venezuela should scare Taiwan. Beijing has not refrained ...
Trump should heed the call for election by Miami’s congressional delegation and others for elections | Opinion ...
Millions of Americans woke up with the same question on the first Saturday of a new year: Are we at war with Venezuela?