Unfortunately relevant article for those interested. Notably I didn’t see any air defense in the clips I saw so that makes me think we had help. Reminder that Iraq was not magically free and stable after we caught Saddam. As for ‘why’ I think it is more than just ‘oil’ , maybe to punish Russia or to ‘keep away’ from China. I know the Israel angle but I feel like that is machado just being a snake and recognizing who runs the US rather than a reason for the attack. https://www.diligent.news/p/a-new-war-venezuela

Despite anti-war promises, the US is on the brink of another regime-change war. Venezuela has challenging geography, proximity to the US and domestic drone production. Its political factions leave the outcome uncertain & war risks regional stability. https://open.substack.com/pub/eomar/p/a-new-war-venezuela

What a missed opportunity!