Ep. 168 - Brian Darling

In this episode of the Federal Newswire Lunch Hour, host Andrew Langer is joined by Brian Darling, founder of Liberty Public Affairs and former congressional staffer, to examine the U.S. military operation that captured Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro.

The conversation explores presidential war powers, congressional authorization, historical parallels to Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, and Panama, and the constitutional limits designed to restrain crisis-driven foreign policy. Darling and Langer discuss whether capturing a foreign head of state constitutes an act of war, the risks of unclear justifications for intervention, and how America’s foreign policy credibility is shaped by follow-through—or the lack of it.

This episode offers a sober, legally grounded discussion of U.S. interventionism, executive authority, and the long-term consequences of military action abroad.

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