The commies did fuck up and mismanage Venezuela's natural wealth. Grant it the US sanctions did a number on strangling that as well. I hope there is no war but in an ideal world, Venezuela becomes more capitalistic and its people can benefit from the abundant wealth they have. I think there's a scenarios where Venezuela-US and the greater region all benefit simultaneously, but idk if Trump is crafty enough to thread that needle.
we need to get the UAE tech where you can just make islands. so we can start offering these tinpot dictators lifetime amnesty to just leave and go live on an island. you could make one, and a mansion and stock it for 50 years for a fraction of the cost of 1 single conflict. maybe they see reason and step down, otherwise they're gonna get Gaddafi'd most likely. What a bag fumble, sitting on all of that oil and other natural resources, in a place people would love as a tourist destination, and they fuck it all up. Not a good look for communism, even with a natural resources head start carrying the weight corruption and money printing still ruins it.