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Washington has provided no evidence for cartel accusations against high-officials in the Maduro government, so this military buildup is just another doomed-to-fail regime change attempt disguised as anti-drug operations. If this was actually about tackling drug cartels, the U.S. wouldn'twould not focus on a country that is free of drug production and processing, but rather on its own drug demand and lax enforcement.
There's a 36% chance that the U.S. will attack Venezuela before 2026, according to the Metaculus prediction community.
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