After months of military build up, an overnight bombing campaign and helicopter raid has deposed Venezuela’s strongman
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The democratic opposition is left out in the cold
Operation Absolute Resolve was a textbook success
By speaking openly about authorising a “covert” CIA operation against the regime, Donald Trump is fanning the flames
Comparing polls before and after the capture of Nicolás Maduro reveals a sharp turn in Donald Trump’s base
But the American president is misinterpreting an incomplete success
The gangsters who prop up Nicolás Maduro rely on money from oil exports
