A New Trump Game Plan Takes Shape

“The U.S. raid that snatched Venezuela’s president capped a month of aggressive military action by President Trump that also included targeting alleged extremists in northern Nigeria, attacking Islamic State militants in Syria and threatening to restrike Iran,” the Wall Street Journal reports.

“The flurry of military moves underscored Trump’s reliance on the surprise use of force during his second term—an emerging doctrine to strike and then coerce that is likely to be sorely tested as the White House seeks to press Venezuela and other countries he targets to comply with his demands.”