# Venezuela: Gunboat Diplomacy Redux

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Podcast: [American Diplomat](https://stenobird.com/podcast/american-diplomat-9204)
Published: 2026-01-08T11:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://americandiplomat.libsyn.com/venezuela-gunboat-diplomacy-redux
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Duration seconds: 1772

## Resource

Why hasn't Trump decided to keep US boots on the ground? Let us count the reasons. Hint, it's not because it would be a bad look.

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