I’m going to hold off for now on getting too deep into the politics behind the Venezuela operation — whether it was a good idea, what the long-term implications are, how this squares with Trump’s campaign promises, etc.
Instead, let’s have a moment of optimism (which we rarely get in this newsletter, if we’re being honest).
After months of planning, the U.S. managed to seize control of Venezuela and capture its dictatorial leader in just a few hours.
The Friday night attack was preceded by the U.S. surrounding Venezuela with warships and sneaking in a CIA team to learn everything there was to know about President Nicolás Maduro: his movements, his habits, and even his pets’ names. Trump called Maduro a week ago and urged him to surrender; Maduro declined, and Trump gave the order to launch “Operation Absolute Resolve” at 10:46 p.m. on Friday.
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