President Trump’s war against drug cartels has started, and Venezuela’s dictator, Nicolás Maduro, is its poster child, and the target of a possible imminent U.S. military operation.

No, we are not in a second Cuban Missile Crisis. Although the U.S. has declared that Maduro is the leader of a terrorist organization and a fugitive from justice, his closest allies, China and Russia, have taken a cautious but critical stance in the face of a potential war threat against their old friend.

Maduro’s leftist allies in the region have also distanced themselves from the regime. Brazil never recognized Maduro’s fraudulent 2024 reelection. Colombia's leftist government declared that it has no defense agreement with Venezuela in the event of a U.S. military action. The Organization of American States has also noted that this is a bilateral issue between the U.S. and Venezuela.

After 25 years in power, the Chavista dictatorship is alone.

Like the tyrants of Syria and Iran, Maduro could experience unprecedented isolation, a dark solitude like that of Gaddafi in........

© The Hill