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They did what too many in Washington only talk about and what our families beg for every night: they went after a narco-terror boss who has bled our cities dry. The U.S. operation that removed Nicolás Maduro from power was bold, decisive, and precisely the kind of law-and-order action this country has needed to protect its children from fentanyl and cartel violence.
DEA Administrator Terrance “Terry” Cole—an experienced, no-nonsense career lawman who was sworn in to lead the agency this past summer—did not mince words on The Record with Greta Van Susteren when he described looking into Maduro’s “eyes of evil,” a plainspoken observation from a man who’s faced the cartels up close. Cole’s background in Colombia, Mexico and Latin America gives his assessment weight; when he speaks about the threats that flow north, Americans should listen.
This operation came at a cost, of course, and the hard facts matter: reports put dozens of Venezuelan and Cuban security personnel among the dead and confirm Maduro and his wife were arraigned in a U.S. court on narcotics and terrorism charges. For everyone rushing to chastise the White House, remember that the alternative to decisive action is chaos on our streets and more grieving mothers at funerals.
The left-wing hand-wringing over sovereignty and process is predictable but hollow when weighed against the fentanyl deaths ripping through our towns. Legal analysts note that once the undeniable criminal enterprise running Venezuela is exposed, the courts will have to deal with the substance of the charges—and the American people will judge the results. We should be proud that our law-enforcement professionals and military did their job to put a dangerous trafficker on trial.
Make no mistake: this was also a strategic strike against the narco-state networks that have targeted our children for profit, and it should be the beginning of a sustained campaign to dismantle every pipeline bringing poison into our country. If Washington is serious about saving lives, it will back our agents, support the President’s resolve, and stop letting ideological sympathy for dictatorships stand in the way of public safety.
Hardworking Americans understand what’s at stake—this isn’t foreign policy theater, it’s a fight for our communities, our borders, and our future. Stand with the men and women of law enforcement who walk into danger so our families can sleep at night; demand accountability from anyone who would put politics ahead of protecting American lives.
