We woke up to the news that America, under instruction from Trump had attacked Venezuela and abducted its President and his wife. Venezuela is a sovereign state and a full member of the United Nations. America’s action is illegal. This breach of Article 2 of the Charter of the United Nations was confirmed in a tweet by the President of Mexico Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo. 

Donald Trump was not apologetic for this breach or fearful of potential consequences. In ‘Operation Absolute Resolve’ American forces carried out several explosions and also tracked the whereabouts of Nicolás Maduro and were able to abduct him with little resistance. He is on his way to detention in New York where he will face charges of drug trafficking and money laundering. “This was one of the most stunning, effective and powerful displays of American military might and competence in American history,” Trump declared at a news conference at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida.

However, did the real reasons for this action become clearer during the press conference? “We’re going to have our very large United States oil companies, the biggest anywhere in the world, go in, spend billions of dollars, fix the badly broken infrastructure, the oil infrastructure, and start making money for the country,” Trump said. He declared this prior to any discussion with Venezuelans at any level.

However, it is not clear what happens now in terms of the day after the removal of Maduro from Venezuela.

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