This isnt chess. The government and military are still intact, the VP seems vehemently against rolling over, it just pisses off America's enemies more and lets them know that kidnapping a head of state is now on the table and they'd better close the Kidnapping Gap and be more ready for that possibility and look into how to do it themselves. That just leads to holding foreign kings for ransom again, it's not done cause under a system that isnt absolute monarchy the snake works just fine without the head, no one does this cause it's pointless and opens up equally dirty retaliation, if a head of state orders the kidnapping of another head of state the target could be more on them personally than before, which usually people who want to stay alive try to avoid. How does this advance American Interests as opposed to a more normal act of aggression? Seems like really bad strategy to me.

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[–] Blakey@hexbear.net 5 points 1 week ago

I really wouldn't put it past the current admin to assume that removing maduro is enough to cause the government to lose all support. If what other users are saying about the strike actually targeting maduro and his top three successors (VP, minister of the interior, and minister of defense) is true - and apparently that's what the media is reporting, though I haven't checked for myself - then I think it's very likely this actually was a botched attempt to take down the Venezuelan government. I can definitely see the current US government believing that removing maduro and his successors would essentially end the Venezuelan government.