U.S. strikes on Venezuela and captures its leader

[Demon_Skeith]

The United States captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and flew him out of the country in an extraordinary military operation early Saturday that plucked a sitting leader from office. President Donald Trump insisted the U.S. government would run the country at least temporarily and would tap Venezuelan's vast oil reserves to sell "large amounts" to other countries.


The action marked the culmination of an escalating Trump administration pressure campaign on the South American country that consisted of months of strikes on boats officials said were smuggling drugs to the U.S. Behind the scenes, U.S. officials tracked Maduro's behavioral habits, including what he ate and where he slept, in preparing to execute an operation that resulted in one of the more stunning regime changes in modern history.

 

[Burnsy]

One of the most pathetic displays of military competence (by venezuelz) I've ever even heard of. They just kidnapped a president alive and flew him out.

 

[Demon_Skeith]

I don't even know where to begin with this, I know the country that we attacked isn't the best, but.... we just made it clear you can just out right attack anyone.

So much for the man of peace.

Also the whole cheery on top of this whole thing is that Russia condemns the attack! LOL

 

[froggyboy604]

Hopefully, Venezuelans people in Venezuela can quickly find a safe place to hide from future attacks.

 

[TheRavenfreak]

I don't even know where to begin with this, I know the country that we attacked isn't the best, but.... we just made it clear you can just out right attack anyone.

So much for the man of peace.

Also the whole cheery on top of this whole thing is that Russia condemns the attack! LOL

I truly think Trump keeps doing things like this to see how far he can go and get away with things. It's even more messed up that not even Russia thinks this was a good idea, yeah we're looking more like a clown show here in the US to other countries now!

 

[Dead2009]

To be fair, the Maduro guy also was in office illegally and of course Russia condemns it, dictators who treat their people like shit usually stick together.

 

[cm2]

That's Venezuela's internal country affair not Trump's business. Though as a president of a country you can refuse to recognize a president of another country, however it's a complex political thing. Many other countries in UN recognize the current Venezuela's president. So you can't just kidnap a president of a country and force a regime change it's unlawful. What you can do is like what The CIA did. The CIA did many "Black Ops" style operations before to achieve a regime change in many countries before like by supporting the opposing political parties of the said countries "secretly" but definitely not by kidnapping the current active president. European Union, Germany, Belgium, Spain, Italy also said what Trump did was illegal.