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Many Venezuelans are watching and waiting amid U.S. tensions

By Manuel Rueda

Published September 3, 2025 at 5:09 PM EDT

With U.S. warships already off Venezuela's coast, many there fear what could come next, while others dismiss the U.S. administrations display of power as pure theatre.

Manuel Rueda

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