Regime Change in Venezuela: Key to Global Advance of Democracy and Peace |
Rarely can more than two birds be killed with one stone in foreign policy. That is, unless leadership can grasp multi-causality or multi-causal synchronicity and carry out bold and adept policy executions with finesse in different theaters. A unique part of President Donald Trump’s success in leadership is precisely this ability.
The surprise stealth operation in Venezuela in the dark of early morning January 3, 2026, resulted in the flawless capture of President Nicolás Maduro – one of the worst international criminals and enemies of the United States. What many underappreciate is that the Venezuela shaped by Maduro is the key to achieving peace in the Western hemisphere and beyond.
The capture and arrest of Maduro have resulted in the U.S. taking charge of Venezuela and controlling Venezuelan oil and the tankers that carry it, which means an oil embargo of Cuba. Without oil, the communist government of Cuba will collapse within weeks – a major achievement after 65 years of communist oppression. At the same time, Trump did not miss a beat in warning that the U.S. is "locked and loaded" to intervene and defend Iranian civilians should their Islamic government – the world’s largest state sponsor of terrorism – crack down and kill civilians.
Venezuela and Iran have security agreements going back some 20 years. Iran has been taking uranium out of Venezuela for at least the last decade, sourced in both Venezuela and Bolivia. So, the embargo of shipping out of Venezuela is directed at more than just oil.
Like Cuba, the Iranian government may be only weeks away from total collapse. The mullah’s totalitarian, Sharia government is a theocratic system that empowers a small exclusive religious elite who command far-reaching totalitarian laws and political authority over a much larger majority, just as........