01-05-2019 10:15 via news.yahoo.com

Guaido's High-Risk Gamble Flops as Maduro Keeps Grip on Military

Before dawn Tuesday, Juan Guaido, flanked by his political mentor Leopoldo Lopez and a handful of soldiers who had broken ranks, issued a message to Venezuela and the world: The time to topple Nicolas Maduro’s authoritarian regime was right now.While likely not a fatal blow to Guaido and the three-month-old push to unseat Maduro, it was certainly the biggest setback yet.If that happens, how will the U.S., the de facto leader of an international coalition backing Guaido as Venezuela’s
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