Why the US targeted Venezuela and ‘captured’ President Nicolás Maduro

The United States launched a “large scale attack” on Venezuela early Saturday and “captured” its leader, President Nicolas Maduro, along with his wife and flew them out the country, a dramatic escalation in Washington’s months-long pressure campaign against the South American nation. The US military on Saturday carried out multiple attacks at the Venezuelan capital of Caracas along with many other parts of the country. Hours after large explosions were reported at a military base in the city, President Nicolás Maduro had declared a state of emergency in response to the attacks, a statement from the Venezuelan communications ministry said….