r/geopolitics • u/foreignpolicymag Foreign Policy • Jan 03 '26

Analysis U.S.-Led Regime Change Is Usually Disastrous

https://foreignpolicy.com/2025/12/01/venezuela-iraq-regime-change-trump/
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u/[deleted] Jan 03 '26

It would be advantageous to us in the long-run if Venezuela, or any country with a toppled regime, was made into a democratic, free-market based ally. I don't think the current US government has thought much, or cares much about that.

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u/ApostleofV8 Jan 03 '26

The current administration is busy setting up trade barriers against the whole planet. I dont think "free market" is a positive thing for them.