The Maduro Capture Operation Exposes Venezuela’s Failed Regime and U.S. Resolve

On January 3rd, a daring U.S. operation in Caracas led to the capture of Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores—an unprecedented move exposing the brutal depths of a regime that has long abused its people and challenged American interests in the Western Hemisphere. Since then, Maduro loyalists have clung to talk of "victory" born from "diplomatic war," attempting to spin what is clearly a tactical defeat into political gain. Eduardo Cubillán, a militant from Venezuela’s ruling socialist party, claimed international pressure and street mobilizations would force an agreement for their release. But who really benefits when Washington...