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The news that U.S. forces seized Nicolás Maduro in a daring, surgical operation is the kind of bold action Americans have been waiting for after years of weak diplomacy and lawlessness from Caracas. President Trump greenlit a mission that removed a criminal regime leader accused of trafficking poison into our communities, and our military and law enforcement brought him to U.S. custody to face long-standing indictments. This was not chaos; it was justice delivered by the finest armed forces in the world.
House Intelligence Chairman Rick Crawford cut through the partisan noise on Sunday and said what every patriotic American should hear: this was a law-enforcement apprehension built on an arrest warrant, not a flagrantly illegal act of imperialism. Crawford insisted there was no statutory requirement for advance congressional notification for this type of operation and stressed the need to protect operational security for the men and women executing the mission. Conservatives who value the rule of law should stand behind that reality, not cower at every predictable howling from the left.
Meanwhile Democrats performed their usual act of righteous outrage, claiming they were blindsided and weaponizing procedural complaints to cover for a lifetime of failed foreign policy. Their sudden concern for institutions rings hollow when you remember their silence while Venezuelan blood spilled and cartels flourished under Maduro’s watch. This was not about partisanship; it was about delivering justice to a tyrant who has trafficked death toward our borders.
President Trump made the hard call and then explained he would see the job through, even saying the U.S. would temporarily oversee a path to stability and a judicious transition in Venezuela. That is leadership — not endless conference calls and press releases, but decisive action to protect American lives and interests. If the choice is between timidity that lets cartels grow and decisive enforcement that restores order, patriotic Americans know which side we’re on.
To those pretending the Gang of Eight was “snubbed,” remember operational secrecy saves lives; briefings that would have leaked the plan could have turned a surgical arrest into a bloodbath. Top officials were notified in the loop at the proper time, and GOP leaders rightly pointed out that arrests by U.S. law enforcement don’t always come with advance congressional theater. The Left’s indignation is convenience theater — a soft cover for their reflexive anti-executive posture.
Now is the moment for Americans to rally behind our troops and our justice system, not to bow to international scolds who cheer tyranny. The world has watched America act with precision and strength; let our enemies take note that protecting our homeland and enforcing the law will not be optional. Hardworking patriots know this: when our leaders use every tool to stop criminal regimes from exporting violence, they are protecting our families and securing our future.
