Nicholas Maduro has been captured: Trump

[Hellokitty]

Secretaries Rubio and Hegseth looked every Senator in the eye a few weeks ago and said this wasn’t about regime change.

They lied, obviously.

Maduro wasn't the legitimate leader...

 

[Delldude]

Nah, they’ll be seen as co conspirators, and scooped up, if they pop their heads up.

I thought about that. Not sure but it runs in my mind where another regime was toppled and the rats disappeared into the woodwork. However, I don't see cartels taking these things lying down either.

 

[Deadstick]

Early AAR

• Fuerte Tiuna
One of the largest and most important military complexes in the country. Large sections destroyed. Heavy casualties reported. Anti-aircraft systems failed to function. Personnel were caught off guard. No effective early warning. Total surprise.

• La Carlota Airport
Targeted during the operation. Strategic aviation site inside Caracas.

• Charallave Airport
Struck during the same wave of attacks.

• Barquisimeto Air Base
Military air base hit. Significant strategic importance for central-western Venezuela.

• Margarita Island
Targets on the island were struck, indicating the operation extended well beyond the mainland capital region.

• Port of La Guaira
Port facilities attacked. This is a key logistical and economic artery.

• El Helicoide
One of the regime’s most notorious detention and torture centers was targeted.

• Cuartel de la Montaña
Site associated with Hugo Chávez. Publicly believed to house his remains, though those are actually reported to be in Barinas.

• El Volcán
Completely destroyed. Photo was taken today, confirming damage on the ground.

• Higuerote Airport
Destroyed. Aviation infrastructure eliminated.

• Military base / zone / club in La Guaira
Attacked as part of the same operation.

Additional details from the ground:

• Anti-aircraft defenses did not work
• No effective interception or warning
• Strike achieved complete surprise

So what's the end game? if you plan on taking control of Venezuela three times the size of Vietnam would require hundreds of thousands of troops, good luck with that.

 

[Hafar1014]

Just like their dear leader...........

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Baby foot fetish biter

 

[westwall]

Have the democrats started to complain yet

Yes

 

[j-mac]

What the US strike in Venezuela means for gas prices and the largest proven oil reserve on the planet​

“If indeed this continues to go smoothly — and it looks like a masterful operation so far — and US companies are allowed to go back and rebuild the Venezuelan oil industry, it could be a game-changer for the global oil market,” Flynn said.

https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/03/business/oil-gas-venezuela-maduro

How’s those midterms going to look when voters are paying $1.40 a gallon for gas to get to the polls….Winning!

 

[Zincwarrior]

There is an open indictment from the State of New York for Maduro and his wife.

Pardon one and capture another.ok...

 

[Nuthin' Fancy]

Communism is on the ropes

We know............

Trump defends health amid age concerns: Takeaways​

The Hill
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4 hours ago — President Trump discusses his age and health, including his use of aspirin, sleep habits and cognitive tests, in a candid interview.

 

[Hafar1014]

How’s those midterms going to look when voters are paying $1.40 a gallon for gas to get to the polls….Winning!

And their take home pay increased thanks to Trumps tax cuts

 

[OODA_Loop]

So what's the end game? if you plan on taking control of Venezuela three times the size of Vietnam would require hundreds of thousands of troops, good luck with that.

Democracy and self-determination for free Venezuelans. No ground troops needed.

 

[CrusaderFrank]

There is an open indictment from the State of New York for Maduro and his wife.

There's one out for Bibi too in about 100 countries, right?

 

[OODA_Loop]

.@POTUS says Maduro and his wife were first taken to the USS Iwo Jima:

"They're on a ship, and they'll be heading into New York... They went by helicopter on a nice flight. I'm sure they loved it."

 

[j-mac]

So what's the end game? if you plan on taking control of Venezuela three times the size of Vietnam would require hundreds of thousands of troops, good luck with that.

This is why Britain will never be as great as the US ever again. Y’all don’t understand chess.

 

[struth]

Since when are you an imperialist?

Since when does arrested narcoterrorist make someone an imperialist?

 

[CrusaderFrank]

Secretaries Rubio and Hegseth looked every Senator in the eye a few weeks ago and said this wasn’t about regime change.

They lied, obviously.

Clearly

Massie '28 Make America America Again

 

[berg80]

Over the past few months, President Trump has deployed an imposing military force in the Caribbean to threaten Venezuela. Until now, the president used that force — an aircraft carrier, at least seven other warships, scores of aircraft and 15,000 U.S. troops — for illegal attacks on small boats that he claimed were ferrying drugs. On Saturday, Mr. Trump dramatically escalated his campaign by capturing President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela as part of what he called “a large scale strike” against the country.

Few people will feel any sympathy for Mr. Maduro. He is undemocratic and repressive, and has destabilized the Western Hemisphere in recent years. The United Nations recently issued a report detailing more than a decade of killings, torture, sexual violence and arbitrary detention by henchmen against his political opponents. He stole Venezuela’s presidential election in 2024. He has fueled economic and political disruption throughout the region by instigating an exodus of nearly eight million migrants.

If there is an overriding lesson of American foreign affairs in the past century, however, it is that attempting to oust even the most deplorable regime can make matters worse. The United States spent 20 years failing to create a stable government in Afghanistan and replaced a dictatorship in Libya with a fractured state. The tragic consequences of the 2003 war in Iraq continue to beset America and the Middle East. Perhaps most relevant, the United States has sporadically destabilized Latin American countries, including Chile, Cuba, Guatemala and Nicaragua, by trying to oust a government through force.

Mr. Trump has not yet offered a coherent explanation for his actions in Venezuela. He is pushing our country toward an international crisis without valid reasons. If Mr. Trump wants to argue otherwise, the Constitution spells out what he must do: Go to Congress. Without congressional approval, his actions violate U.S. law.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/opinion/venezuela-attack-trump-us.html

No one disputes Maduro is a very bad guy. Let's see if RWM defend trump's illegal action along the lines of "the ends justifies the means."

 

[Zincwarrior]

Democrats and spinless Republicans spent DECADES claiming nothing could be done, then Trump proved them all wrong.

But he pardoned the former President of Honduras for trafficking cocaine

 

[Delldude]

Yes

Here you go..

 

[Meathead]

Nuchado is the ***** who is a fascist, Venezuela has been under US sanctions for years do you think that had anything to do with the state of the Country? what's the matter with you?

I am happy to tell you that your hero is on the USS Iowa Jima, an assault/helicopter carrier steaming toward NY.

It makes sense because that is likely where the copters launched from with special forces to abduct Maduro, also indicating that the assault aspect of the operation is done. The USS Ford is likely to remain on site as the situation develops.

 

[Ringo]

The US is bombing Venezuela, the same US that imposed sanctions on Russia for bombing Ukraine.

I wonder if Europe, Canada, Ukraine, and other two-faced countries that imposed sanctions on Russia will impose sanctions on the US, or is THAT COMPLETELY DIFFERENT?