"One of the genuine surprises of Donald Trump's second term has been his recent fixation on foreign policy. He always claimed he would be an "America First" president whose only real interest in a grubby world full of Euro-wimps and "shithole countries" was to make them all leave us alone. He clearly hasn't changed his dim view of foreigners, but he does crave a legacy as someone who simultaneously ended multiple conflicts and made his country the most powerful military machine in human history."
"If that happens at all, I'm sure the idea behind it would be a quick surgical strike to kill or otherwise disable the leadership of Nicolás Maduro's regime. Trump probably wants a war like the brief, half-forgotten 1990 invasion of Panama to depose Manuel Noriega or LBJ's 1965 invasion of the Dominican Republic to end alleged Cuban control of its government."
Donald Trump’s second term features an unexpected shift toward active foreign-policy initiatives and a desire for a lasting legacy through decisive military action. He briefly engaged with Iran and now appears to contemplate an invasion of Venezuela aimed at toppling Nicolás Maduro, potentially via a targeted strike on regime leadership. The proposed approach is likened to past quick interventions such as Panama (1990) and the Dominican Republic (1965) framed as neighborhood cleanups. The plan risks alienating isolationist MAGA purists, even though a CBS-YouGov poll shows about two-thirds of self-identified MAGA Republicans backing military action; some Republicans, including Senator Rand Paul, oppose it.
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