Venezuela’s False Narrative of U.S. Military Action Masks True Threat to Regional Stability

Last weekend’s U.S. operation in Caracas, aimed at dismantling the criminal regime of Nicolás Maduro, has been met with predictable defiance and disinformation from Venezuela’s provisional president Delcy Rodríguez. Claiming “no surrender” and “combat,” Rodríguez attempts to portray the failed raid as a noble defense against an unprovoked assault by a "nuclear power." Yet such rhetoric only deepens the truth behind Maduro’s corruption and tyranny—a threat directly challenging America’s national security interests. How Long Will Washington Tolerate Venezuela as a Narco-State Safe Haven? The capture of Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores on charges including narcotrafficking marks a critical blow...