president Maduro captured after US strikes

[quintessentone]

Rubio put that Liberal simpleton in her place.

And just like he said, all you Libs are howling and crying over just Maduro, if they would have turned it into a 5 or 6 hour operation to find 5 more terrorists and possibly had casualties, the Liberal tears and howling would be worse.

She was described as a lost puppy.

​​​​​​​So leaving these guys to take over the government was in the original plans?

[IAMTAT]

Rubio was grilled by a newscaster as to why they didn't capture these guys too. He said something to the effect that everyone would be complaining that they got the President so they didn't want any more complaints, or something of that stupidity. How can your government not know this would happen next? Just reading a little history of that country and there seems to have been regular coups, and lots of them, total so far 24...maybe this is another?

Wanted: Narcotics Reward Program - Venezuelan Targets - United States Department of State

He was responding to an inane question by CBS' Margaret Brennan:

 
Rubio said
“The number one person on the list was the guy who claimed to be the president of the country that he was not, and he was arrested, along with his wife who’s also indicted, and that was a pretty sophisticated and, frankly, complicated operation,”

Rubio continued.
“It was not easy to land helicopters in the middle of the largest military base in the country — the guy lived on a military base — land within three minutes, kick down his door, grab him, put him in handcuffs, read him his rights, put him in a helicopter, and leave the country without losing any American or any American assets.

That’s not an easy mission, and you’re asking me why didn’t we do that in five other places at the same time?

I mean, that’s absurd!”
  

https://dailycaller.com/2026/01/04/marco...ce-nation/

[SteamyAmerican]

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Oh, but; and if it makes ya feel better “Yay”

First off, nobody else could pull this off militarily or logistically except Mossad

Secondly, they can try to play the reverse Uno card, but the US has no problem extraditing narco terrorists anywhere they can be convicted... 

For the Trump admin to attempt this, conventional wisdom suggests the evidence is ironclad, and they have very few concerns about repercussions from other nations

See here’s the thing. Just because something can be done doesn’t mean it should be….

AND conversely if we are so omnipotent as a nation, then release the files and start actually taking out bad people that do bad things to women and children.

In any event, the drugs/oil argument is dumb AF and we all know Trump is being told what to do and when to do it. Meaning I won’t hold my breath for Prez. Sheinbaum to be military seized and extradited, even as she calls on the UN (the irony) to “do something” about Trump.

ETA it’s like when the Saudis and Israel did 9/11. So of course we went back to Iraq and Afghanistan. In the same way China is providing fentanyl to Mexican cartels so naturally we extradite  the leader of oil-rich Venezuela and his wife. See how that works?

So there’s that too.

[quintessentone]

He was responding to an inane question by CBS' Margaret Brennan:
https://dailycaller.com/2026/01/04/marco...ce-nation/

Did they not think by leaving those guys behind that there would be an overthrow, as per usual?

[IAMTAT]

Did they not think by leaving those guys behind that there would be an overthrow, as per usual?

I forget...didn't you suggest earlier in the thread that the U.S. was already occupying Venezuela?
Apologies if I'm mistaken.

[SteamyAmerican]

In the meantime and real time. A lady was being interviewed by a news network about standing against this (in Michigan?) and was promptly arrested by police for obstructing the road as she was on the sidewalk and resisting a command.

Tell me this doesn’t have the distinct whiff of fascism.

Just a little. I’ll wait.

[quintessentone]

I forget...didn't you suggest earlier in the thread that the U.S. was already occupying Venezuela?
Apologies if I'm mistaken.

Nope, never said that.

[SteamyAmerican]

He was responding to an inane question by CBS' Margaret Brennan:
https://dailycaller.com/2026/01/04/marco...ce-nation/

Wow. Sounds like the he said “the extra-legal seizure of a head of state went just fine and no one on our side died. So what’s your problem? Shut up you dumb B!”

And how quickly all of a sudden Rubio is supposed to be important and liked.

Odd that. I thought he was kind of a tool. Still do.

Yikes and Yowza.

[UltraBudgie]

In the meantime and real time. A lady was being interviewed by a news network about standing against this (in Michigan?) and was promptly arrested by police for obstructing the road as she was on the sidewalk and resisting a command.

Tell me this doesn’t have the distinct whiff of fascism.

Just a little. I’ll wait.

Uh she had just led a protest that blocked the road and then ran to do a news interview when the cops tried to arrest her after she ignored them trying to get them out the way of traffic.

You can see video here:
https://www.wzzm13.com/article/news/loca...1c8f757ad9

So if by "whiff" you mean "a swing and a miss", yeah. But it is a good spin attempt.

[SteamyAmerican]

Uh she had just led a protest that blocked the road and then ran to do a news interview when the cops tried to arrest her.

You can see video of them here:
https://www.wzzm13.com/article/news/loca...1c8f757ad9

Ah cool. Thank you for the heads up. Anyone else arrested? I mean she should have just been praying to Allah loudly while sitting instead of exercising her right to protest.

Or maybe she should’ve have done it on the Golden Gate Bridge for migrant rights?

Guess some protests are more equal than others. Who needs Free Speech and dissent anyway.

I mean hell, what are we the USA? Almost sounds like we’re going the way of a dictatorship…

Ruh-ro. Nevermind….

*shrugs