I actually thought for a while there when there was talk of a possible meeting between Trump and Maduro, it was going to end up being like the Trump Mumdani meeting.

And, you know, Trump would come out of it saying, you know, Maduro, he's really not a, he's a really pretty good guy.

He's a real good.

That could still happen, Rosa.

Okay.

Welcome to the Mona Charon Show. I'm delighted to have you with us today. And I am delighted also to welcome this week's guest. Rosa Brooks is professor of law at Georgetown University, where she specializes in international law and national security law, among many other things.

I think she teaches an enormous number of different legal topics.

She is also an adjunct senior fellow at West Point's Modern War Institute, and also a founder of the

Leadership Council for Women in National Security.

Welcome, Rosa Brooks.

Hi, Mona.

Thank you for having me on.

I should say, by the way, that I think my stint at the Modern War Institute is over.

And I emphasize that because I don't want to attract the attention of the, you know,

he who cannot be named to West Point.

And, you know, decide a missile strike on West Point or something.

Yes, exactly.

I'm no longer affiliated with Best Point. Don't be mean to them.

Right. Gotcha. Okay. Thanks for that clarification.

Before we get into drone strikes and other things this administration is doing and the legal implications of all of that, I saw in your bio that you served as a reserve police officer in the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Police Department. Tell us about that.

Yes, I did. For almost five years, it was fascinating. D.C. has a kind of unusual program.

In many places, volunteers just, you know, answer the phones or help direct traffic. But DC, volunteers can go through the entire police academy. You get, you become a sworn law enforcement officer. They give

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