Welcome to 2026.We are no longer debating whether actions have consequences. We are watching the Find Out phase unfold at cruise missile speed. In the early hours of January 3rd, the United States executed the most aggressive foreign military action of the Trump era, striking Venezuelan military and infrastructure targets, decapitating the regime’s leadership, and transitioning seamlessly from kinetic warfare to federal criminal prosecution. The headline version: Nicolás Madu

The United States has officially crossed the threshold into full-scale forward positioning. With stealth bombers in motion, carriers...