Puerto Rican statehood is a national security no-brainer

USA TODAY - For more and to sign up click here Cesar Conda and Thomas Trask, opinion contributors Last month's daring capture of Venezuelan strongman Nicolas Maduro demonstrated the lengths to which the White House will go to execute on its vision of ensuring American security and shaping the country’s role in the Western Hemisphere. Beyond putting Maduro’s reign to an end, the operation sent a message to the…