If Trump decides to pull the trigger on military strikes, he’d likely have three options – covert action; limited air strikes on sites like airports and ports; or a full-scale military invasion similar to the 1989 U.S. operation in Panama coined "Operation Just Cause."

The Trump administration is preparing to carry out strikes on military installations inside Venezuela that could come as soon as Friday, the Miami Herald reports, escalating the federal government’s attacks on drug cartels and Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro’s regime.