Hegseth: Intervention in Venezuela is radically different from the invasion of Iraq – Algerian Al-Hiwar newspaper

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth stressed that the US intervention in Venezuela and the arrest of President Nicolas Maduro is “completely different” from the US invasion of Iraq, stressing that the two approaches cannot be compared.

Hegseth explained, in a statement to the CBS Evening News program, that in previous wars the United States paid “heavy prices without any economic return.”

Considering that President Donald Trump took a different path, “reversing the equation.”

He added that the intervention in Venezuela was carried out within the framework of “thoughtful strategic action.”

It aims to ensure that the United States benefits from resources without exposing American soldiers to danger or bloodshed.

The minister described the move as “bold and well-planned.”

Noting that the US Army had the necessary time and logistical conditions to implement it,

He stressed at the conclusion of his speech that “the Americans will reap the benefits of this move.”