from MicroWave@lemmy.world to world@lemmy.world on 04 Jan 19:21
https://lemmy.world/post/41152785
After ordering the capture of Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro, Trump put other foreign leaders on notice.
Donald Trump built his political appeal over the past decade partly by vowing to extricate America from military quagmires overseas, promising to avoid “nation building” and wars designed to topple regimes.
But hours after the American military executed a daring attack on Venezuelan soil — capturing its president, Nicolás Maduro — Trump said the U.S. would temporarily run the country and build up its oil industry, as he and his top Cabinet members put other world leaders on notice.
Trump’s use of the U.S. military to oust Venezuela’s president and his threats of potentially similar operations to come elsewhere are a dramatic shift from his past “America First” rhetoric, underscoring his pursuit of a more interventionist foreign policy in his second term. His remarks Saturday outlined a new foreign policy doctrine for a president who has demonstrated an increasing willingness to wield military force on multiple fronts.
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