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Early on January 3, 2026, President Donald Trump announced that U.S. forces had carried out a large-scale operation in Venezuela that resulted in the capture of President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores. The seismic development was confirmed by the White House and quickly dominated the news cycle, a dramatic end to years of Maduro’s corrupt and lawless grip on Venezuela.
Conservative foreign-policy voices celebrated the move as decisive and overdue, with commentators on Newsmax and other outlets calling this a massive foreign-policy win for the United States and for the rule of law. Veterans of national security circles like Marshall Billingslea and Fred Fleitz — long opposed to appeasing dictators and cartels — framed the capture as proof that bold, America-first leadership delivers results while talk and weakness invite chaos.
The Justice Department moved swiftly: Attorney General Pam Bondi announced indictments charging Maduro and Flores with narco-terrorism, signaling that Washington intends to hold them accountable in U.S. courts. For decades Maduro’s regime has been accused of drug-running, graft, and protection of transnational criminal networks; bringing him to justice is not revenge, it is the enforcement of international law and protection for American communities.
The operation was accompanied by strikes and explosions across Caracas and nearby military sites, echoing the dangerous reality that removing a tyrant can require force. U.S. officials insist the mission was precise; reports suggest Venezuela’s state oil infrastructure was largely spared even as the regime’s command centers and ports sustained damage — a calculated strike to neutralize leadership while protecting vital energy assets.
Caracas predictably cried foul, with Vice President Delcy Rodríguez demanding “proof of life” and allies like Cuba and Iran condemning the action as an imperialist attack; European leaders and others have voiced alarm over the legal and diplomatic precedent. Americans should hear those concerns but also remember that Maduro’s government has long been illegitimate, brutal, and entangled with the drug trade — the world cannot pretend this was a normal regime to be respected.
Let’s be blunt: for too long the left’s moral relativism and globalist caution enabled regimes like Maduro’s to export misery and drugs toward our streets. This moment proves that a nation with the will to act and the courage to enforce its laws can remove threats that threaten our families and our sovereignty; conservatives should cheer leadership that puts American safety first and delivers tangible results.
There will be questions about legality, congressional involvement, and long-term stability — and those questions deserve rigorous answers in the days ahead. But Americans must also insist that captured criminals face the courts, that our troops are honored and protected, and that Washington turns this victory into sustained action: tougher border control, relentless disruption of drug networks, and energy policies that wean us off foreign dependencies.
Now is the hour to back our servicemen and law-enforcement who carried out a dangerous mission, to demand fair and transparent trials for those indicted, and to hold the permanent-government critics to account for every day they spent mocking decisive action. If this operation marks the beginning of the end for a narco-regime that has bled its people and threatened our neighborhoods, then Americans should stand tall and support the hard work of bringing justice and stability to the hemisphere.
