I do not mourn the fall of a despot, yet I distrust salvation delivered at gunpoint. Reuters on Jan 3 reads like an extraction followed by a proclamation at Mar-a-Lago that America will "run" Venezuela. That is trusteeship without the consent of the governed, and it invites corruption even in those who began with good intentions. If the aim is democracy, publish a timetable, empower Venezuelan institutions, and stop talking about oil as the prize. When Rubio on Jan 7 speaks of a recovery phase that ensures U.S. companies access, the moral calculus becomes uglier. A nation cannot preach liberty while negotiating like a conqueror. The people asked to accept your oversight will judge you by what you take, not by what you promise.