Simon O'Connor: Venezuela and moral equivalence

Do we really believe in the justness of our democratic values or are they only as morally equivalent as any other? The answer will ultimately decide your view of what happened in Venezuela.

The capture by American forces of now former Venezuelan President, Nicolás Maduro, raises a host of complicated issues. Right from the outset, we wrestle with simply finding the correct description concerning his removal from the country. Was it capture or was it kidnapping? Was it an arrest or an illegal act? A military invasion or a targeted extraction?