After ousting Nicolas Maduro, let’s make sure Venezuela stays strong – and pro-American

With President Donald Trump announcing a “total and complete” oil blockade of Venezuela this week, the noose around dictator Nicolas Maduro’s is tightening. A massive US Navy strike group was already sitting off the Venezuelan coast. Trump called it “the largest Armada ever assembled in the History of South America.” The president has also reportedly given the green light for covert operations against the regime. Yet while Maduro’s days may be numbered, it’s not clear that a lasting democracy will follow after him. Venezuelans have repeatedly voted for democracy. They deserve to have one. America’s military action can topple a…