U.S. flexes its military power, but regime change in Venezuela wouldn’t be easy

There is also the question of control. In the past, strikes “based on some sort of theory that you can empower opposition groups to seize power,” have historically given the U.S. “very little control of what happens,” notes Mr. Friedman of Defense Priorities.

“We’ve seen this in countless other circumstances,” he adds. The U.S. intervention in Libya is a prime example.

Unrest in Venezuela could also accelerate flows of refugees to surrounding countries, Mr. Friedman adds, and “sooner or later, to the United States.”

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