"We're going to run the country until such time as we can do a safe, proper and judicious transition,"
"We can't take a chance that somebody else takes over Venezuela that doesn't have the good of the Venezuelan people in mind."
"We're going to have our very large United States oil companies, the biggest anywhere in the world, go in"
"They always say 'boots on the ground,' we're not afraid of boots on the ground,"
U.S. military forces captured Nicolás Maduro in a complex operation and will assume temporary control to enable a safe, proper, and judicious political transition. The operation's motive emphasized securing Venezuelan oil assets for large U.S. energy companies, which are expected to invest billions to repair nationalized and damaged infrastructure and receive substantial reimbursement. U.S. troops remain prepared to deploy or return to enforce control if necessary. The operation echoes a long history of U.S. military and intelligence interventions across Central and South America to influence regional governments and resources.
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