Why Trump bombed Venezuela

Donald Trump was elected on an America First platform to pull the US out of foreign entanglements, not create new ones. So as his armed forces go into action against Venezuela, critics will be questioning whether he has abandoned his election promises. However, the attacks mirror a more muscular US foreign policy based on “peace through strength” that administration officials say is designed to protect American interests. Pressure on the Venezuela regime began earlier this year with air strikes on drug-trafficking boats. These were easily justified as protecting the US from the substances they carried north. Direct bombing of the…