There are three options that US President Donald Trump can take to overthrow Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro Venezuela. They are based on examples of regime change in other countries, such as Iran and Iraq, writes The Daily Telegraph.
The first scenario the publication associates with Panama. In December 1989, American troops surrounded the Vatican Embassy in Panama, where General Manuel Noriega sought refuge. As a result, he surrendered and was taken to Florida for trial.
This plan will mean either landing troops on beaches within walking distance of the Venezuelan capital Caracas, or using helicopters, the material says.
The second scenario is the use of long—range weapons, as in the bombing of Iran, Yemen, Iraq and Syria. The most comparable example is the 2011 strikes used to overthrow Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi. However, unlike Libya, in Venezuela "there are no opposition figures waiting to come to power," the article says.
The third option is called "sending spies." As a historical example, the Telegraph cites the US operation and Britain against Iranian Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh in 1956. The United States has already placed spies in Venezuela, the authors of the article note.
However, according to them, any operation "would be a return to the heyday of the American "banana wars" of the 20th century in the Caribbean" — this is the collective name of a series of US military actions against the countries and territories of Central America and the Caribbean from 1898 to 1934.