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Senator Ron Johnson was exactly right when he called the capture of Nicolás Maduro a major national security win for America — a spectacularly successful mission that struck at the heart of a regime that exported drugs, terror, and corruption into our hemisphere. For years the left pretended the narco-trafficking out of Venezuela didn’t affect everyday Americans; now the Justice Department and our armed forces have put a monster in handcuffs and the needle of accountability is finally moving.
The operation itself was daring and decisive, executed in the pre-dawn hours of January 3, 2026, when U.S. forces moved to apprehend Maduro and his inner circle in Caracas before flying them to the United States to face long-standing criminal indictments. This was not sloppy diplomacy or empty rhetoric — it was a targeted law-enforcement action backed by military precision that removed a poisonous regime leader from power.
Americans should be proud of our men and women in uniform and the intelligence professionals who planned and carried out the capture with surgical skill. Retired special-ops commanders who spoke to Newsmax explained how complex these raids are and why success required exceptional training, coordination, and bravery — the kind of competence that our country deserves from its leaders. The show of strength sent a clear message to cartels, communist regimes, and our adversaries: when America acts, we act effectively.
Once in U.S. custody, Maduro and others were arraigned in federal court in New York and pleaded not guilty to narco-terrorism and drug-trafficking charges that have long tied his regime to the drug flows devastating American communities. Let the legal process run its course in American courts where evidence is tested and justice is delivered, not in the murky halls of corrupt regimes or biased international tribunals.
Predictably, the usual chorus of critics wailed about sovereignty and precedent, but Republicans and national-security hawks are right to celebrate a result that will save American lives by cutting the flow of fentanyl and cartel cash. Lawmakers across the GOP rightly hailed the operation as proof that peace through strength still works, and that soft-on-crime diplomacy only emboldens tyrants until decisive action is taken.
This moment should unite every patriot who cares about safe streets, secure borders, and justice for victims of cartel violence. We must stand behind our armed forces and prosecutors as they dismantle the networks that poisoned our towns, and demand that elected officials stop pretending weakness is a moral posture. America’s duty is to protect its citizens first, and bringing a narco-terrorist leader to justice does exactly that.
Washington now has an opportunity to follow through: secure our border, target cartel infrastructure, and help Venezuela rebuild under the rule of law rather than socialist tyranny. If the left wants to call that interventionism, fine — hardworking Americans call it common-sense defense of our families and our nation. Support the troops, back the prosecutors, and celebrate a moment when American strength delivered justice.
