In 1981, Ambassador Jeane Kirkpatrick said the election of Ronald Reagan meant the United States was taking the “kick me” sign off its back.  So, too, is that true with President Donald Trump.  The deposing and arrest of the Fidel Castro of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro, is the latest example. Because of Trump, Maduro is not running drugs, nor a gauntlet of death for innocents, nor a criminal cartel… but he may be running a criminal defense team in New York.

The liberation of Venezuela will come with collateral positives:

• Iran’s mullahs know clearly that they are not dealing with a tentative American president who will continue to allow their death march targeting our country;
• we’ll see a dramatic drop in cocaine and criminality exported to the U.S.;
• Russia, China, and Hezbollah will be on their heels in our region, not their toes;
• Cuba will be strangled of vast economic support

And, finally: protestors will know they finally have America on their side.

Americans are safer. Freedom is expanding. Peace through strength is back.