The arguments for toppling Maduro are stacking up, and they have far more to do with power and resources than moral outrage.

Nobody in Washington is talking about democracy first, even if they say the word out loud. This is about oil, leverage, and cutting enemies out of the backyard. Maduro staying means Russia, Iran, and China keep a foothold and cheap crude stays locked up. Remove him and the drug routes, tanker games, and regional power map all change at once. The moral language is just the wrapper on a very old play.