Are We Headed for a Venezuela Mess?

Is America's bold strike on Maduro turning into the next prolonged foreign entanglement?

On this revealing episode of the Tara Palmeri Show, former U.S. diplomat Brett Bruen, who served in Venezuela during his career and as director of global engagement in the Obama White House, joins to unpack the high-risk aftermath of the operation that captured Nicolás Maduro. Bruen explains why regime change often proves far easier than stabilization, from fractured power centers in the Chavista movement to the challenges of rebuilding oil production, addressing humanitarian crises, and navigating complex terrain that could fuel insurgency. The discussion dives into the Trump administration's pragmatic pressures on interim figures like Delcy Rodríguez, sidelining opposition leaders, potential oil motivations, and broader implications of revived Monroe Doctrine rhetoric inviting rival powers like China and Russia into the hemisphere.

How long can the U.S. sustain influence in Venezuela without deeper commitment?

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