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As Washington Weighs Options on Venezuela, US Invasion of Panama Offers an Imperfect Blueprint for Military Action
U.S. military has struck 21 vessels ferrying drugs in two months, while President Trump reviews potential land strikes amid regional tensions.
- On Friday, President Donald Trump told CBS News he has largely decided how to proceed as the White House held its third consecutive day of briefings on military options in Venezuela.
- U.S. officials say Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is complicit with drug-smuggling gangs, and over two months the U.S. military struck at least 21 vessels, killing at least 80 people under U.S. Southern Command.
- At the White House on Friday, Vice President JD Vance, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Joint Chiefs Chairman Dan Caine, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke with Trump, while allied countries remain unbriefed on precise U.S. intentions.
- Experts caution toppling Maduro may be achievable, but maintaining order would be difficult due to Venezuelan jungles, dense slums, and armed gangs complicating operations.
- Some proponents cite Panama 1989 as a model, but analysts note Venezuela's land mass is over ten times larger with a population of over 28 million.
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A Latin American president accused of drug trafficking and electoral manipulation openly challenges the White House despite threats of military intervention.
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Leaning Left2Leaning Right0Center9Last UpdatedBias Distribution82% Center
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- 82% of the sources are Center
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