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Trump is weak at home, and he can be stopped -- so long as the domestic political logic of foreign intervention is recognized and turned against him. This act of war is more about regime change in the United States than it was about anything in Venezuela. It only succeeds as fascism if Americans allow it to do so. If journalists and judges recognize the connection between foreign adventures and domestic authoritarianism, an act of violence abroad will discredit rather than accelerate our own transition towards authoritarianism. And with some work and some luck, we will get to our own next elections.
A final powerful argument for democracy is peace. If Venezuela could hold elections now, or if its elected president could take office, it is unlikely that the United States would have any reasonable complaints about drugs or anything else. If American democracy were more functional, we would not be where we are. The American president is commander in chief, but it is Congress that must authorize any act of war. —Professor Timothy Snyder
