What if the “counternarcotics” strikes against boats suspected of moving drugs aren’t really about cocaine at all, but about toppling Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro?What’s happening now in the Caribbean — repeated airstrikes, detainee transfers to third countries, public hints of covert authorities, and a military build-up — looks like scaffolding for something larger. U.S. forces have been gathering in the Caribbean for weeks, suggesting an effort to overthrow Maduro may be on the horizon soon.If the Trump administration drifts from interdiction to regime change, it will be forced to confront three hard truths. First, a quick win is unlikely, becauseThe post The Day After: What Successful Regime Change in Venezuela Would Really Take appeared first on War on the Rocks.