As Trump’s standoff with Maduro deepens, experts warn the next move may force a showdown
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Experts say President Donald Trump's standoff with Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro leaves few tools beyond military action to force regime change.
Diana Stancy is a politics reporter with Fox News Digital covering the White House.
After repeated threats, adversaries may now view a lack of direct military action as a sign of weakness from the U.S. But Maduro is in an equally difficult position — his own military capabilities are dwarfed in comparison to Trump’s, and experts say China and Russia lack the will to directly challenge the U.S. in its own hemisphere.
Meanwhile, the clock is ticking: Trump’s unprecedented military buildup in the Caribbean — including sending the world’s largest aircraft carrier to the region — is taking away resources from other theaters.
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