What happened

Evidence mounted last week that the Trump administration was seeking regime change in Venezuela, as a U.S. counter-narcotics campaign that began with military strikes on alleged drug-trafficking boats shifted toward the ouster of President Nicolás Maduro. Some 10,000 U.S. troops have been deployed to the Caribbean as part of a buildup involving at least eight Navy warships, 10 F-35 fighter jets, missile-loaded drones, a nuclear-powered attack submarine, and a floating base for special operations forces. While the administration’s official stance is that the buildup is part of a “war against narco-terrorism,” unnamed officials have told multiple news outlets that the real goal is the removal of leftist strongman Maduro. President Trump said he had cleared the CIA to pursue

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