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When President Trump announced that U.S. forces had captured Venezuelan strongman Nicolás Maduro, the response from the administration made one thing painfully clear: American resolve has returned. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum — speaking plainly on conservative airwaves — called out Venezuela as a “playground” for every bad actor in the world, a blunt reminder of how lawlessness across the hemisphere metastasized under indifferent leadership. This operation was not theater; it was a hard, necessary step to protect Americans from criminal regimes and transnational networks that have been exploiting the Western Hemisphere for years.
The mission itself — rehearsed, precise, and executed under presidential authority — delivered results where diplomacy and half-measures failed. U.S. forces reportedly removed Maduro and his wife from power and transported them for prosecution, signaling that criminals who traffic in drugs and terror will no longer enjoy impunity on our watch. Conservatives should celebrate competence: when the left hesitates, a strong administration acts decisively to defend the nation and its laws.
Secretary Burgum’s warning about Venezuela being a hub for hostile actors isn’t partisan fearmongering — it’s common-sense national security. He named the kinds of state and non-state actors that had turned Venezuela into a staging ground for bad behavior, and explained why reclaiming that country from chaos matters to American safety and prosperity. If the media elites and woke institutions refuse to acknowledge the threat they helped create, conservative leaders must step forward and clean up the mess.
Predictably, the usual left-wing chorus wailed about legality and called the operation “unlawful,” while global bureaucracies hurried to posture at the U.N. — a parade of moralizing from people who had stood by as Venezuela collapsed. Let them rail; real leadership isn’t about getting applause from international elites, it’s about defending citizens and confronting evil. Americans who care about secure borders, safe communities, and energy independence should side with action over excuses.
This move also dovetails with a commonsense energy strategy conservatives have championed for years: secure sources, produce at home, and deny petro-dictators the leverage they’ve abused. Burgum explained how responsibly managing Venezuela’s resources under American oversight can help the region and bolster U.S. energy dominance — a pragmatic plan that translates into jobs, cheaper fuel, and fewer handouts to hostile regimes. That kind of policy is what rebuilds American strength and reduces the leverage foreign adversaries hold over us.
Hardworking Americans want results, not moral posturing or endless investigations that lead nowhere. This administration showed it will not be timid in defending the homeland or our interests abroad, and men and women who cherish liberty should stand with leaders who act. If Washington’s center-left establishment wants to argue about process, let them; the rest of us will be focused on the safer, more prosperous country that decisive leadership can deliver.
