Venezuela: A Warning to Avoid the Quicksand

The lessons of history about the price of overconfidence leading to disaster are clear.

While watching President Donald J. Trump’s amazing briefing at Mar-a-Lago on the American capture and extradition of Venezuelan narco-terrorist Nicolás Maduro and his wife, I had two distinct emotions.

First, I felt great pride in the sheer technical ability of our military and the courage of President Trump. He acted decisively against a major drug traf…