Venezuela’s Maduro makes show of force with military as US-backed opposition uprising hits a wall

Edilzon Gamez/Getty Images(CARACAS, Venezuela) — Two days after Venezuela’s U.S.-backed opposition said they were finally ready to oust socialist president Nicolas Maduro, their efforts seemed to have stalled. That would leave the Trump administration back at square one, even as it says it continues to consider “all options,” including the use of the U.S. military. …

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