REBECCA GRANT: The strategic logic of Operation Absolute Resolve

President Donald Trump has taken a bold step in his campaign to yank Venezuela back from the brink – and to keep China out of the Western Hemisphere. 

Operation Absolute Resolve was a stunning tactical success by U.S. military forces. Now comes the hard part: remodeling Venezuela without creating a quagmire. 

Nabbing illegitimate president Nicolas Maduro was another masterpiece orchestrated by Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan "Razin" Caine. Like the Operation Midnight...