In a pre-dawn operation on Saturday, US special forces seized Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, flew him out of his country, and placed him in a New York jail. Video of a handcuffed head of state, still legally in office, was released by the US president Donald Trump himself to show off the US power.

Maduro is no symbol of democratic virtue. His elections have been widely questioned, his rule has hollowed out Venezuela’s economy, and millions have fled the country under his watch. But none of that answers the larger question........

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