G.O.P. Congressman: Trump Needs to Change Course on Venezuela

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By Don Bacon

Mr. Bacon, a Republican, represents Nebraska’s Second District.

Political pundits love black-and-white answers, but a realistic assessment of President Trump’s actions in Venezuela is a shade of gray. How dark or light that gray becomes will depend on Mr. Trump’s future actions. He had good reason to capture Nicolás Maduro over the weekend, and the operation could be a geopolitical as well as a military success — if the president changes course.

Capturing Mr. Maduro stands to help Venezuela and its region. Mr. Maduro was........

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