Donald Trump has already imposed the toughest sanction at his disposal on Venezuela
on February 23rd, four lorries, each loaded with 20 tonnes of food, medical supplies and toiletries, had arrived at the Simón Bolívar and Francisco de Paula Santander bridges, which link the Colombian border town of Cúcuta with Venezuela. At the Simón Bolívar crossing, used by thousands of people on a normal day, Colombian police opened a metal barricade they had erected.
Watched by the world’s media, Mr Guaidó’s operation should have shamed Mr Maduro’s regime. But the despot and his massively corrupt cronies blame everyone but themselves for Venezuela’s plight. And although footage of food and medical supplies turned away cannot have improved Mr Maduro’s dismal reputation at home, there is not yet much sign that the armed forces or paramilitaries are abandoning him. Venezuelans yearning for an end to his rule are gloomy.
An American military intervention is highly unlikely, unless the Maduro regime does something insane like attacking the). The Trump administration is not seriously preparing for one. On February 25th Mr Guaidó joined a meeting in Bogotá, Colombia’s capital, of the 14-member Lima group, countries that are seeking a solution to Venezuela’s crisis. All except a few recognise him as Venezuela’s interim president.
Mr Guaidó and his allies hope such pressure will cause enough defections from the armed forces to topple the regime, or to force some of its leaders to break with Mr Maduro and negotiate with the opposition a transition back to democracy.
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