US issues security NOTAM for Venezuelan airspace

[JumpCrisscross]

Do we have another war in post-WWII history where a credible theory for its genesis is a leader trying to distract from a scandal?

Closest I can come to is the Falklands War.

[kimixa]

Depends on how you define "war", but the initial invasion of Crimea by Russia in 2014 and Israel's strikes on Iran this year may count - both were closely aligned to rising domestic pressure on the leaders at the time.

[DrScientist]

Is it to distract from a scandal or is it an escalation of a long pursued strategy to gain control of Venezuelan oil?

Feels like the latter. Remember during his first term Trump had John Bolton try various coup schemes.

https://archive.ph/C7lrm

Also Trump on the same subject: https://x.com/Acyn/status/1667682589333659648

[djohnston]

If you don’t mind could you briefly summarise your view on the Falklands War? Was it a distraction for UK or Argentinian leadership?

[blitzar]

Probably every war ... It worked so well we dont know what the scandal was.

[mc32]

Do you mean Maduro threatening to invade Guyana? I think that's just saber rattling neither the US nor his southern cone neighbors, even the socialists, would allow it.