America really won big this time! No wonder Venezuela was so vulnerable, and America achieved a complete victory. After seeing Venezuela's situation, it really feels like Venezuela is on the verge of collapse! In terms of economic conditions, Venezuela's nominal GDP is between 82.8 to 109 billion US dollars, which has shrunk by more than 75% from its peak of about 460 billion US dollars in 2012. Venezuela's annual inflation rate exceeds 600%, its currency, the Bolivar, has depreciated by 82.7% against the US dollar, and it has external debt of 150-170 billion US dollars.

With such an economic situation, it gives people the feeling that it is on the brink of collapse. Affected by the very poor economic conditions, Venezuela's defense budget dropped from 10.5 billion US dollars in 2014 to less than 3 billion US dollars in 2025, with low equipment availability and serious lack of training. The salary of frontline soldiers is very low, only about 100 US dollars per month, which is even lower than the national average actual income of 150-200 US dollars in Venezuela. It is easy to imagine how low the morale of such an army is.

With a bad economy and poor military treatment, and domestic opposition, it would be quite easy for the United States to penetrate the Venezuelan government with just a little "money power". That explains why the U.S. special operation was so impressive, resulting in a crushing victory. The United States used Venezuela, a soft target, as a sacrifice, and regardless of international law, the United States indeed won big this time.

For Trump, he himself led the United States to "reclaim its former glory", and his popularity is on the rise. In Latin America, one military action by the United States has a deterrent effect, and countries that oppose the United States may feel extremely frightened. From the perspective of great power rivalry, the United States has actually weakened the influence of China and Russia in Latin America. Not to mention that the United States also took the opportunity to swallow Venezuela's oil. This military action is likely the most impressive thing Trump has done since taking office, and it certainly adds a lot to his score.

The U.S. captured the President of Venezuela

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