Introduction ​Operation Absolute Resolve was not just a tactical mission, it was a calculated projection of capability. Retired Navy SEAL and military analyst Dan O'Shea described the operation as both operationally complex and strategica, arguing its impact extends far beyond the immediate extraction of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro. “It kind of represented everything … I’m doing it my way,” O’Shea said, describing what he sees as a decisive and unapologetic execution style behind the mission. While the operation concluded with the removal of Maduro, O’Shea believes the broader significance lies in what it communicated, both regionally and more broadly globally. O’Shea situated the operation ...