Sen. Marco Rubio has seasoned his commentary on Venezuela’s chaos with a simple message: Maduro needs to go, and the United States should make it happen. This push for U.S.-orchestrated regime change should be given no quarter. This is a humanitarian crisis, not a security threat. American military might is not the solution to Venezuela’s woes, and even calling for this sort of intervention may exacerbate an already horrifying situation.
Unfortunately, Rubio has been an influential voice on Venezuela for the Trump administration. And despite Donald Trump’s campaign-trail invective against avoidable wars, his policy here may yet be swayed by Rubio’s bluster. The senator is right that Maduro is bad for Venezuela, but it would be folly and cruelty to wage war to force him out, writes Bonnie Kristian in Reason.
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