By Henry Olsen Special to The Washington PostPresident Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó as that country’s president is definitely a risky move. But it’s one that is justified for both humanitarian reasons and as an expression of an “America First” foreign policy. Venezuela has been driven into the ground by the repressive socialist policies pursued by Nicolás Maduro and his late predecessor, Hugo Chávez. Since Chávez came to power in 1998, his self-styled Bolivarian Revolution sought to turn Venezuela into a socialist paradise. Instead, the once relatively well-off country has become an economic shambles. Inflation is running at an unbelievable 1 million percent. More than 3 million people have left the country in recent years, a refugee crisis nearly as large as the highly publicized crisis in Syria. Basic foodstuffs and medical supplies are hard to find, and the economy, which has shrunk by more than 50 percent in the past five years, continues to contract. Venezuelans have tried to kick Maduro and his socialists out of power using the ballot box, but Maduro has used his control of the nation’s security apparatus to maintain control. Opposition figures have been arrested or driven from the… Read full this story
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