The capture of Venezuelan strongman Nicolás Maduro was an impressive feat by the American military but could prove to be a distraction from more pressing geopolitical concerns. President Trump’s decision to seize Maduro, and the attention he must now pay to Venezuela and the Western Hemisphere in the aftermath, makes it likely that the administration could take its eye off a far more powerful adversary: China. Confronting the military of a rival superpower is a much more daunting task than swooping in and arresting one dictator, even with the superb execution of that mission.
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