"The United States just invaded a sovereign nation and cannot coherently or consistently explain why. The absence of a clear purpose is already undermining the operation itself, leaving the people of Venezuela under confused governance and an incoherent occupation. In the days following the military invasion of Venezuela and the capture of Nicolas Maduro, President Donald Trump and senior members of his administration have described the operation as law enforcement, national security intervention, economic stabilization, energy strategy, and transitional governance."
"Each justification has been advanced publicly by someone at the top of the government. None align. Trump described the operation as an assertion of American control, stating that the United States will run the country and direct its economic future, including the sale of its oil. Secretary of State Marco Rubio offered a sharply narrower account, insisting the United States will not govern Venezuela and framing U.S. control as leverage rather than administration."
The United States launched a military invasion of Venezuela and captured Nicolas Maduro without a coherent public justification, leading to confused governance and an incoherent occupation. Senior U.S. officials have publicly offered conflicting rationales, including law enforcement, national security intervention, economic stabilization, energy strategy, and transitional governance. Those competing explanations suggest different authorities, durations, and responsibilities, creating operational and political contradictions. President Trump asserted direct American control over Venezuela's governance and oil sales, while other officials portrayed U.S. influence as leverage or a limited arrest operation. The divergent assertions expose a lack of unified policy and clarify neither objectives nor accountability.
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