Analysis

Trump’s Comment on Venezuela Makes a Bad Situation Worse

No one should be worried about American military action anywhere in Latin America. The notion is risible. But President Trump’s cavalier remark last week referring to a “possible military option” to deal with the increasingly dictatorial regime led by President Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela has real consequences.

Michael Shifter

Articles & Op-Eds ˙ ˙ The New York Times