‘By going around Congress, the president is showing contempt for the will of the public… The probable illegality of Trump’s actions does not foreclose the possibility that his approach will improve life for Venezuelans. Like too many world leaders, Maduro is a brutal thug, and opposition figures have good reason to insist he isn’t the country’s legitimate leader. I hope and pray his ouster yields peace and prosperity, not blood-soaked anarchy or years of grinding factional violence.…’ (Conor Friedersdorf via The Atlantic)

New York Times Editorial: Attack on Venezuela Is Illegal and Unwise

‘If there is an overriding lesson of American foreign affairs in the past century, however, it is that attempting to oust even the most deplorable regime can make matters worse.…’ (via New York Times)