The Venezuela Operation Is a Remarkable Display of the US Military’s Strength and Innovation

A demonstrator uses a megaphone during a protest against US military action in Venezuela, at Lafayette Square in front of the White House, following US President Donald Trump’s announcement that the US military has struck Venezuela and captured its President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores, in Washington, D.C., US, January 3, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Tyrone Siu

Since the days of Thomas Jefferson’s war against the Barbary pirates, the US military has protected our people and our way of life...