Why Trump trained his sights on Venezuela

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A year ago, when President Donald Trump was sworn in for his second term, the chattering class was rife with predictions of his foreign policy priorities. The usual suspects, China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea, were high on the list. Few, however, predicted the outsize role that Venezuela would play. And fewer still expected that the White House would seize the Venezuelan dictator, Nicolás Maduro, in a daring raid.

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