"But American military intervention, which is strongly supported by many Venezuelans, including opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize recipient Maria Corina Machado, would be unpopular at home and extremely risky. "This cozy idea that somehow Maduro falls and the next day Maria Corina Machado walks into the presidential palace and everybody lives happily ever after is fantastical," said Phil Gunson, who is based in Caracas for the International Crisis Group. "That won't happen.""
"Ever since his first term, President Trump has pushed to depose Maduro, who has crushed Venezuela's democracy and led the country into economic misery, prompting some 8 million Venezuelans to flee the country. Trump has long encouraged Venezuelan military officers to overthrow Maduro and in 2019 recognized opposition lawmaker Juan Guaido as the country's legitimate president. But Maduro has clung to power, prompting Trump, in his second term, to consider military options."
The United States has massed warships and thousands of troops in the southern Caribbean Sea near Venezuela, raising expectations of an armed strike while provoking fears of a South American quagmire. The Trump administration designated Venezuela's government led by President Nicolas Maduro as a foreign terrorist organization and signaled both willingness to engage diplomatically and hints that Maduro's days are numbered. Many Venezuelans, including opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, support American intervention, but intervention would be unpopular domestically and extremely risky. Trump has a history of pressing to depose Maduro, encouraged military officers to act, recognized Juan Guaido in 2019, and is considering military options up to invasion.
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