Bangladesh, Jan. 7 -- Trumps actions in Venezuela are morally calamitous, showing a perilous disregard for human dignity and the rights of ordinary Venezuelans to be free from external forces. Although Maduro is a corrupt autocrat who has often ruled by decree, no country has the right to snatch the head of state of another country under any circumstances, let alone taking such a brazenly monstrous act expressly for the purpose of exploiting a countrys natural resources.

On legal grounds, Trumps action is an impudent overreach that undermines the rule of law and violates the UN charter. On ideological grounds, it represents an ominous deviation from democratic principles, embracing authoritarian tactics that must be soundly rejected. Tru...