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Why Trump's Venezuelan invasion will fail like the Iraq War
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Ben Rowswell, Canada's former ambassador to Venezuela, discusses how the U.S. military operation that captured leader Nicolas Maduro affects the likelihood of Venezuelans gaining democracy. He explains why the U.S. opposes that genuine democratic transition, prioritizing creating an oil extraction vassal state over supporting Venezuela's fairly elected opposition leaders. Rowswell examines who controls Venezuela now, the regime's continued repression, and how Canada could leverage its diplomatic influence to coordinate regional democracies to facilitate a democratic transition, American interests be damned.
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Amal Attar-Guzman - Producer and Video Editor
Elia Gross - Sound Editor
Sean Speer - Host
Esteban Felix/The Canadian Press - Photo Credit
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