look, the important thing is that they are figuring it out. we are all behind the curve in one way or another.

this was a very logical move by her. the sanctions were still very new (started by Obama in 2015-16), and Trump seemed very bribe-able right then. it would have been a dereliction of her duty to the people of Venezuela to not give it a shot. if it had worked, it would have prevented a lot of pain for Venezuelans, and likely much less of the social instability that Maduro is getting blamed for.

also, archive link