The U.S. has put military pressure on Venezuela for months. What's the endgame?

For months, U.S. pressure on Venezuela has included a buildup of military force in the region, threats of military action, along with strikes on alleged drug boats off its coast.

Yet it remains ambiguous and unclear as to what, exactly, the Trump administration’s strategy is for Venezuela, or its plans for f ate of Venezuelan Presi dent Nicolás Maduro, some analysts say.

“It's so frustrating to analyze this policy because we're not told what the goals are, we're not told if the ambiguity is intentional, strategic or not,” said Will Freeman, a fellow for Latin America studies at the Council on Foreign Relations.

“There's very few means of even determining who can answer those questions.”

And, more importantly, asked Freeman, “Does [Trump] even know what he wants at the end of this?”