Rash invasion means 'US like a rogue state'

AS the bus driver who rose to become Venezuela's dictator, many will be glad to see Nicholas Maduro gone.

- Michael Clarke, Visiting Professor at King's College London

But the manner of his ousting by Donald Trump has, once again, dealt a blow to world order. In addition to the airstrikes against Venezuela, this is another example of the US President's expansionism in action.

He's serious about taking over Greenland. He's serious about taking the Panama Canal back. And now, here's the proof he was serious about regime change in Venezuela.

There is no obvious international legitimacy for what the Americans have done. Formally, the US has acted illegally in Venezuela.