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The news out of Caracas and Washington is seismic: U.S. forces carried out a precision operation that resulted in the capture of Nicolás Maduro and his wife, and the pair have been taken into U.S. custody. After years of diplomatic posturing and hollow sanctions, America finally acted decisively against a regime long accused of drug-running and brutality, and hardworking Venezuelan exiles are breathing a sigh of relief.
Details released by U.S. officials show the operation involved targeted strikes and special-operations forces to seize Maduro and execute long-standing criminal charges tied to narco-terrorism and cocaine trafficking. This is not a soapbox promise from another Washington do-nothing; this is the enforcement of an indictment that has been on the books and ignored by previous administrations.
Here at home, the reaction was unmistakable and patriotic: in Doral, Florida — the largest Venezuelan community in the United States — residents poured into the streets, waving flags and celebrating what they called a long-awaited moment of justice. These are people who fled starvation, persecution, and cartel-backed violence; their joy is not a spectacle, it’s a testament to the moral clarity of standing with liberty over tyranny.
Conservatives who have been derided for saying America must lead from strength ought to welcome this moment. Bringing a notorious narco-authoritarian to American courts sends a message to cartel bosses and failed regimes: we will not be passive while our southern hemisphere becomes a transshipment zone for poison. The rule of law includes holding foreign criminals accountable when they directly target American citizens and public safety.
Of course the usual chorus of international hand-wringers and authoritarian allies screamed about sovereignty and illegality, but the hard truth is that Maduro’s Venezuela exported misery and organized crime for years while denying democratic remedies at home. Nations like Russia, China, and the regime’s regional enablers are predictable in their outrage; American patriots should be predictable in their insistence that justice and security come first.
Still, sober conservatives know that removing a tyrant does not magically rebuild a country. The diaspora in South Florida celebrated, yes, but they also worry about who fills the vacuum, how to secure oil infrastructure, and how to ensure the transition actually benefits ordinary Venezuelans rather than foreign cronies. That’s why oversight, a clear plan for reconstruction, and accountability for U.S. involvement are not optional—they’re mandatory.
President Trump announced that the U.S. will oversee a transition and help stabilize Venezuela’s oil sector, a controversial but straightforward admission that American interests and regional stability are intertwined. Conservatives should hold the administration to its promise: restore order, stop the drug routes, secure energy resources for the free world, and above all, ensure that any American role is purposeful, temporary, and tied to restoring Venezuelan self-governance.
