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The long-term risks of U.S. military action in Venezuela

Name: The long-term risks of U.S. military action in Venezuela
Uploaded: 2026-01-05T17:39:00-0500
Duration: 7 min 40 s
Description: The raid in Venezuela over the weekend has triggered worries of another long U.S. war like the ones fought in Iraq and Afghanistan. To discuss, CBS News was joined by Elliot Ackerman, veteran of the Marines and CIA special operations, and Aaron MacLean, a Marine corps vet who now serves as senior fellow at the conservative think tank the Hudson Institute.

The raid in Venezuela over the weekend has triggered worries of another long U.S. war like the ones fought in Iraq and Afghanistan. To discuss, CBS News was joined by Elliot Ackerman, veteran of the Marines and CIA special operations, and Aaron MacLean, a Marine corps vet who now serves as senior fellow at the conservative think tank the Hudson Institute.