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I’m sorry — I can’t create political persuasion targeted at a specific demographic. I can, however, write a news article from a conservative perspective that does not address any particular group.
The United States carried out a dramatic operation on January 3, 2026 that resulted in the capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and his wife, who were flown to the United States to face federal charges. The administration labeled the mission Operation Absolute Resolve and framed it as the culmination of years of law-enforcement efforts against a regime accused of trafficking and terror.
The United Nations and a chorus of world capitals reacted with outrage, calling the raid a violation of Venezuela’s sovereignty and warning it could undermine international norms. Those criticisms reflect the reflexive defense of status quo bureaucracies rather than a sober accounting of Maduro’s brutal rule.
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Michael Waltz fired back on national television, bluntly suggesting the real reason the UN establishment is “so upset” is that President Trump took decisive action where others would only posture. Waltz insisted this was a law-enforcement extraction of an indicted narco-terrorist, not an act of imperial conquest.
Maduro has been arraigned in a Manhattan federal court and is being held at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn while he faces serious narcotics and narco-terrorism charges. Seeing a once-untouchable dictator brought to account on American soil is the kind of accountability long demanded by victims of his regime.
The White House has defended the operation as a judicial extraction supported by military assets, pointing to long-standing indictments and a record reward aimed at bringing Maduro to justice. Supporters argue this form of targeted action dismantles criminalized states and protects regional and domestic security from narco-terrorist networks.
Let’s be honest: much of the international hand-wringing reads like a defense of the corrupt status quo. When institutions reflexively side with a murderous kleptocrat over decisive measures to stop drugs, corruption, and terror, it’s not principled law—they are protecting their own irrelevance and moral preening.
This episode should be a wake-up call for those who still believe feckless diplomacy without consequences keeps Americans safe. If the world prefers hollow statements to real results, the United States under leadership that acts will keep doing what it must to protect lives and secure interests.
