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In a bold pre-dawn operation on January 3, 2026, U.S. special operations forces carried out the capture of Venezuelan strongman Nicolás Maduro, seizing him and his wife from Caracas and flying them to the United States to face long-standing narco-terrorism charges. That decisive action — executed with surgical speed and clear mission focus — demonstrated the kind of military competence Americans still rightly expect from our armed forces.
Retired Navy SEAL Mike Sarraille, a familiar and respected voice on Fox, was right to hail the mission’s precision and professionalism, reflecting what rank-and-file Americans know: our warriors are second to none when given the mission and the leadership that empowers them. Sarraille’s praise is not empty chest-thumping; it’s the sober assessment of someone who trusts the training, tradecraft, and moral clarity of our special operators.
Predictably, the international left and Maduro’s allies cried foul, dragging the story into the United Nations and grandstanding about sovereignty and precedent. Legal scholars and diplomats have raised questions about the operation’s legality under the U.N. Charter, but let’s be honest: the same institutions that wring their hands over a bad actor like Maduro have failed Venezuelans for decades while criminal cartels turned the country into a narco-state.
While Washington deals with the predictable outrage, tangible facts emerged about the cost of liberating Venezuela from a corrupt kleptocracy: Cuban officials reported that 32 of their security personnel were killed during the extraction, underscoring the messy reality of confronting regimes sheltered by foreign allies. Hard choices and hard sacrifices come with uprooting criminal networks and rescuing innocent Venezuelans from a regime that trafficked in drugs and repression.
Maduro has been transported to federal custody in New York and is slated to appear in court, where justice can at least begin to catch up with a dictator who allegedly trafficked drugs and destroyed his nation’s institutions. This is not about empire-building; it’s about finally holding to account a man indicted years ago for funneling poison into American communities, and about enforcing law where diplomacy and sanctions failed.
To the critics who lament norms and legal hair-splitting, spare us the lectures while Venezuelans starve and American cities choke on cartel poison. If the choice is between timidity that allows tyrants to flourish and boldness that protects American lives and secures justice, patriots will choose action every time. Our special operators did their duty; now it’s on civilian leaders and the courts to finish the work the way a free republic should — publicly, lawfully, and with the confidence of a nation that refuses to be rolled by thugs.
This moment should remind every American of what matters: strength, clarity of purpose, and loyalty to the rule of law. Veterans like Sarraille speak for the millions who still believe in service and sacrifice; those voices should guide policy as we dismantle criminal regimes and stand with the oppressed of Venezuela. If Washington is serious about restoring security, prosperity, and the rule of law, it will back the troops, back the judges, and back the truth — no matter the howls from those who would rather watch chaos than see justice served.
