Analyst warns Trump’s Venezuela strike has a 'fatal flaw' that risks wider war

A political analyst says President Donald Trump’s dramatic strike on Venezuela and capture of President Nicolás Maduro carries a dangerous “fatal flaw” that could spiral into far broader conflict. Writing in The New York Times, David French argued the administration’s justification for the operation is “laughable,” warning that treating military action as a law-enforcement maneuver sets a reckless precedent. French said Trump’s embrace of a spheres-of-influence approach invites escalation, empowers rivals like Russia and China to act similarly in Ukraine or Taiwan, and risks turning regional interventions into the kind of chain reactions that have historically ignited global wars.

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