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.
They’re either sniffing their own farts or they’ve kidnapped him to try divide and conquer.
The real question is does Venezuela have contingencies for what to do if their head of state is incapable of performing their functions and to prevent division.
I have seen no mention of Vice President of Venezuela, is that not who is next in line should Maduro be incapable of performing his duties? Which makes me to believe that USA officials really may have taught he’s an absolute dictator single handedly pulling the strings, but I’m assuming that’s not true. Americans should know better than anyone what happens when their president is murdered. You don’t just overthrow the whole fucking government, there’s literally a Vice Presidential role
She has already taken power, demanded the return of Maduro, and stated that they will not collaborate with the US government.