Trump seized Maduro - and turned that single act into a permanent liability for the United States that there's no coming back from. Right, so Donald Trump has removed a sitting head of state by force and, in doing so, has locked the United States into a problem it cannot resolve, cannot disclaim, and cannot walk away from. Venezuela hasn’t collapsed, the government hasn’t vanished, and authority hasn’t transferred, which leaves Washington owning the mess it created and managing consequences that don’t end with a photo op or a court date. That’s the part that is still being missed. So this isn’t just about yesterday’s operation or today’s headlines. This follows a pattern the US keeps insisting is exceptional while quietly turning it into precedent, where force replaces process and legality is expected to catch up later. Trump talks about running  ...