President Trump shocked the foreign policy establishment and triggered the usual vitriol from Caracas with his re-declaration that a U.S. Marine invasion was a live possibility as a means of dealing with Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro. "We have many options for Venezuela, including a possible military option if necessary," Trump told reporters at his New Jersey golf club. "We are all over the world and we have troops all over the world in places that are very, very far away," Trump said. "Venezuela is not very far away and people are suffering and dying." It was a restatement of a White House statement last July 18, where military options were implicitly suggested in these remarks here: On Tuesday a senior White House official said that "all options are on the table" if Venezuela goes ahead with the vote. "The president is very concerned about the well being of the Venezuelan people, the incredible...(Read Full Post)