Initial Reactions: Lack of a Public Argument

Steve Hayes is joined by Jonah Goldberg, Dispatch contributor Gil Guerra, and retired Army Special Forces officer Mike Nelson to discuss the Trump administration's capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and what happens next.

The Agenda:
—Gil for The Dispatch: Why We Toppled Maduro
—The administration's rationale
—Mike for The Dispatch: Causes for Concern and Celebration
—The White House's muddled messaging
—The "Donroe Doctrine"
—Permanent occupation?
—No new wars
—NWYT: How to pronounce Maduro

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