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Podcast: The Smerconish Podcast
Episode: Maduro Captured: A Military Masterstroke—or the Start of America’s Next Forever War?
Description: The United States has captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in a dramatic, highly coordinated military operation—but what happens next?
in this episode, Michael examines the stunning takedown of Maduro, now facing sweeping narco-terrorism charges in a New York courtroom, and asks the question few seem prepared to answer: Was there a real plan for the day after?
Michael breaks down the indictment, the potential life sentence Maduro faces, and the extraordinary military precision behind the operation—while weighing sharply divided reactions from The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, The New York Times, and Thomas Friedman. He also explo...