Trump administration officials are considering sending special forces to Venezuela to try to catch or kill authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro as the U.S. continues its military pressure campaign on the South American country, according to a new report.
The New York Times detailed that another plan involves capturing oil fields or critical infrastructure, but analysts and former Venezuelan officials said Russian weapons held by the regime increase the chances of casualties. However, they said, any air defense systems or fighter jets would be destroyed by precision strikes before any operation.
