Source: Responsible Statecraft
by Dan Grazier & Benjamin Gedan
“During the first game of the season in the second-greatest baseball movie of all time, ‘Major League,’ the character Willie Mays Hayes makes a basket catch at center field. Upon returning to the dugout, his manager shakes the outfielder’s hand and tells him, ‘Nice catch Hayes, don’t ever f&%#ing do it again!’ (‘Bull Durham’ is No. 1.) In some way, the success of Operation Absolute Resolve makes the episode more dangerous than if the mission had failed. That is because success can lead to overconfidence — and costly mistakes. In the wake of a spectacular military operation involving a lot of fancy aircraft and special forces, it is easy to start believing that warfare is nothing more than the proper application of technology. But what happened in Venezuela is the exception, not the rule.” (01/07/26)
https://responsiblestatecraft.org/trump-venezuela-dangerous/