Nadia Schadlow
President Trump’s shifting statements on Venezuela - alternating between suggestions of prolonged U.S. involvement and signals of a rapid exit - underscore a familiar dilemma in American statecraft. Whether Washington ultimately stays, leaves quickly, or attempts something in between, the United States once again faces the enduring challenge of how military pressure, political authority, and economic stabilization intersect in moments of intervention.
This uncertainty is not new. In virtually every American intervention, civilian and military leaders have struggled to translate the application of force into a sustainable political order. Debates over duration, scope, and exit strategies have accompanied U.S. actions abroad from the outset. Success has never been automatic.
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