If the Trump administration allows Nicolás Maduro to endure, it would signal that a criminal dictatorship masquerading as a state can stare down the United States and win.

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If the Trump administration allows Nicolás Maduro to endure, it would signal that a criminal dictatorship masquerading as a state can stare down the United States and win.

Everything the Trump administration is doing to stop the flow of drugs is just making the problem worse.