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Venezuela is Trump’s first new foreign "war", in quotes because no military forces are likely to be involved, and represents American "hybrid war" using sanctions, diplomacy, information operations and proxies. As D'Souza points out its first target is Putin.
This new style of conflict is designed to evade the Left's traditional antiwar tactics by not only avoiding military force but by usurping the underdog role progressives long sought to monopolize. Thus it is stealth coated domestically yet reasonably effective abroad.
Perhaps the key element of this new style is its ability to stay outside the Red Lines which trigger media and diplomatic tripwires. The Left can't get a hard lock on it. But this comes at a price. Putin is able to use low intensity force where Trump cannot.
Interestingly this is probably the first "war" where America is spending less than its foe. Putin and Maduro’s defensive tactics are self-devastating. They have to burn the village to hold it.
In the old style of thinking a 'coup' had to be over in a few hours. But perhaps in the new paradigm Guaido can just hang on like a pitbull till the Bolivarian leg comes off. His announcement of a strike suggests time is on his side.
