In a single night, years of simmering confrontation exploded into open action. U.S. Delta Force commandos moved in, backed by months of quiet military buildup in the Caribbean, from the USS Gerald R. Ford to seizures of oil tankers and lethal strikes on suspected drug boats. Then came the decisive blow: Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores, whisked out of Venezuela as the Trump administration claimed a historic victory against “narco‑terrorism.”
Now the battlefield shifts from Caribbean waters to a Manhattan courtroom. Attorney General Pam Bondi has vowed that the pair will “soon face the full wrath of American justice,” with charges in the Southern District of New York that could lock them away for life. Supporters call it overdue accountability; critics see a dangerous precedent of regime change by force. Between global condemnation and cautious relief in parts of Venezuela, one question looms: has this operation ended a crisis, or ignited a far bigger one?
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