CTL, I am not arguing against your personal experiences. I am just saying that your personal experiences should not colour your opinion about world events. And at least you have some personal reasons, but what about all others?!
It is reported but R- support for action against Maduro jumped from 50% to 75% in several days due to the success. It is understandable that some people were not sure this will work (I was in this group), but liked it when it happened. At the same time, number of D- supprt jumped by a factor of 2!! from 6% to 12% …. how is it possible that 90% of D-s are against something so basic as an arrest of a dictator? Not all D-s are commie supporters – you are not.
I don’t know if you knew well your Senator Joe Lieberman. He would probably have approved – but that only 10% of D-s are capable of supporting a good thing just because the other party did it – it is very sad.