Subject: Re: Venezuela - Who and How
"So Venezuela is no more toothless today than it was two days ago. The military is still in control of the country - and it never posed any real threat to the U.S. to begin with. All of the factors which kept the Venezuelan economy locked in poverty remain in place, especially the government's reliance on current oil sector revenues to keep the budget from collapsing (which is the main reason why no one can invest in the industry there). All of the factors that kept Venezuela hostile to the U.S. are still in place - the government is still just as "Bolivarian" as it was, and they've now got this added humiliation and hostile act to foster their anti-Yanqui sentiment." - Albaby

You are making the false assumption that Trump wanted to make genuine change in Venezuela.

Instead I think it is going to be like all of those faux trade deals he did over tariffs. Unenforceable meaningless words that will make no real world difference but allow Trump to pretend he is making a difference. All it will take is for Rodriguez to make a few fawning statements in Trump's direction (that will only be for his consumption not any Venezuelan citizen), Trump will go on and on about how he is cleaning up South America, all of his ignorant followers will praise him and absolutely nothing have changed.