US to ‘run’ Venezuela until safe transition: A look at the last time the US took control of a country
While this aggressive stance toward Venezuela is new, the idea of the US "running" a country during a transition is not without precedent. The most recent example of this occurred in Iraq. New Delhi: US President Donald Trump declared that the United States would "run" Venezuela until a "safe, proper, and judicious" transition to a new government could take place. This announcement came hours after US forces launched a military strike on Venezuela, capturing President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores. Trump's declaration was unmistakably direct. In a news conference, Trump said, "We are going to run the country…