Thomas Gallatin: Is War With Venezuela Coming? | The Patriot Post

President Donald Trump is reasserting the old Monroe Doctrine for American Western Hemisphere dominance, and his focus is on countering the growing threat from China. - Thomas Gallatin
With the U.S. Navy’s Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group now sailing toward Venezuela, questions are naturally being raised about how significant this apparent escalation will be.

• For months, the Trump administration has been countering the proliferation of illicit drugs in the U.S., and in particular the trafficking of fentanyl... 
• The answer appears to be bigger than Maduro and is tied to Trump’s determination to reassert America’s dominance in the Western Hemisphere. It’s the old Monroe Doctrine — or as some are dubbing it, the Donroe Doctrine...