President Trump should end the humanitarian crisis in Venezuela by treating that nation’s illegitimate ruler, Nicolás Maduro, the same way President George H.W. Bush treated Panama’s Manuel Noriega in 1989.

Bush used the American military to oust Noriega from power within four days. Trump might be able to oust Maduro even more quickly, probably within two days, perhaps without firing a shot.

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