Sign in Welcome! Log into your account your username your password Forgot your password? Get help Create an account Create an account Welcome! Register for an account your email your username A password will be e-mailed to you. Password recovery Recover your password your email A password will be e-mailed to you. US-Venezuela Quagmire: Morass for Sober Reflection 848 January 7, 2026 FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsApp Published in The Sun (South Africa) on 7 January 2026 by Carl Umegboro (link to originallink to original) Translated from Afrikaans by . Edited by . Back To Origin This post appeared on the front page as a direct link to the original article with the above link . Tags:Donald TrumpInternational LawNicolas MaduroNigeriaSouth AfricaVenezuela Hot this week Block titleFeaturedAll time popularMore Spain: Canada Breaks Away from the US August 31, 2026. Published in El PaÃsA year and a half of global trade chaos does not seem to have convinced the White House of this policy's drawbacks. 0 Canada: Canada’s Economy Is Defying Donald Trump. The Numbers Prove It September 3, 2026. Published in Toronto Star 0 Poland: Trump Was Supposed To Be a Model for Europe’s Right. Today, He Has Become Its Problem* August 30, 2026. Published in Rzeczpospolita 0 South Korea: While Trump Warms to North Korean Nukes, We Must Fight for a Nuclear-Free Korean Peninsula August 29, 2026. Published in Hankyoreh[D]ebate over the United States’ true intentions persists. 0 Canada: The Economic Fantasies of Carney and Trump August 31, 2026. Published in National Post 0 Topics Canada: Mark Carney Embraces Protectionism amid Fight with Donald Trump September 4, 2026. Published in Toronto Sun 0 Australia: Australia Appears Confused about Its Place in the Global World Order September 4, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia 0 South Africa: How SA and Canada Are Looking Beyond the US September 4, 2026. Published in Business Day 0 South Africa: The Bond Market Is Beginning To Revolt against America September 4, 2026. Published in Daily Maverick 0 Canada: Canada’s Economy Is Defying Donald Trump. The Numbers Prove It September 3, 2026. Published in Toronto Star 0 Canada: It’s Not Worth a Trade War To Save Ontario’s Foreign-Owned Car Plants September 3, 2026. Published in National Post 0 Australia: Trump Suggests He Would Not Help UK in Another Falklands Clash September 3, 2026. Published in Sydney Morning Herald 0 Canada: We Could Have Just Ignored Trump’s ‘Lake America’ Trolling September 2, 2026. Published in National Post 0 Related Articles Canada: Mark Carney Embraces Protectionism amid Fight with Donald Trump September 4, 2026. Published in Toronto Sun Germany: US Oil Agreement with Venezuela: A Throwback to Colonial Methods September 4, 2026. Published in Die TageszeitungTrump is frank about his objective: to bring Venezuela’s major oil reserves under U.S. control and advance American dominance in South America. South Africa: How SA and Canada Are Looking Beyond the US September 4, 2026. Published in Business Day South Africa: The Bond Market Is Beginning To Revolt against America September 4, 2026. Published in Daily Maverick Germany: Why Not Just Lake Trump?* September 3, 2026. Published in Frankfurter Allgemeine ZeitungTrump is profiting from the fact that many in the white majority have come under the impression in recent years that they have been left out of public discourse. Previous articleWhy Venezuela? The Strategic Logic Behind Trump’s Boldest GambleNext articleArab World’s Clear Warning from Venezuela LEAVE A REPLY Cancel replyLog in to leave a comment