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> It's not obvious Trump will let her stay in charge. What's he going to do, kidnap her? Oh, wait.

• ExoticPearTree 10mo ago
  Low level officials can be eliminated through missile strikes. If if had to guess, Maduro could have been take out with a GBU or two, but the US holds a grudge against him so they took him out to humiliate him, and send a message to others.
  • ethbr1 10mo ago
    There's a big international diplomacy difference between assassinating a leader and forcibly extraditing one on drug charges. Not too many countries will go to the mat to support a leader who was engaged in narcotics trafficking, if the US is able to present a viable case (which they seem to intend to, if he's being charged in US federal court).
    • DiogenesKynikos 10mo ago
      > forcibly extraditing Commonly known as "kidnapping." The US has no jurisdiction over Venezuela. This is pure mafia behavior by the US.