Last year, I wrote an article about Venezuela and how our country shouldn’t have interjected ourselves into the country’s woes. I also pointed out that President Trump could start the next world war by becoming involved, thereby enraging the country’s allies. Some of those countries include Russia, China, Cuba, Iran, and Turkey.
We should be worried beyond words about Russia and, to a lesser extent, Russia. I don’t think that we, in the lower 48 anyway, need to be all that concerned about the other countries. Trump may have lit a powder keg by sending our military, specifically the Army, backed up by all of our other branches, to capture Nicolas Maduro, Venezuela’s president, something that in and of itself could be seen as a declaration of war.
To the left, you see a photograph of Maduro after his capture. President Trump shared this photo on his social media platform. This picture will likely be considered inflammatory by Venezuela and its allies. Nothing good can ever come from that.
Indeed, Nicolas Maduro and his wife were captured and sent to Stewart International Airport, a civilian-military installation in New Windsor, New York, which is sixty miles away from New York City. It is a tiny airport in a tiny town, so why that airport was chosen is baffling to say the least. But let’s not call it a capture. Nope, the United States kidnapped the leader of a nation that is no real threat to us. That almost certainly is a war crime of some sort.
The operation, dubbed Operation Absolute Resolve, was carried out by our Army’s elite Delta Force unit in a three-hour operation that involved over 150 fighter jets. When Trump means business, he means business. When the Army means business, it means business. He did not send in the kindergartners of our military, the Marines. When you want something done right, you send in the Army.
When you want incompetence and uselessness, you call in the Marine Corps. They were not needed for this operation because…well…they’re always useless. Even the Coast Guard is more useful.
I said what I said.
Not only have we captured the country’s leader and his spouse, indicting him without just cause, but Trump has declared that he’s seized the country and that the United States is now running the show. This, of course, is a move that is likely to be seen by Venezuela and its allies as an act of war. Already, several leaders around the world are calling this an act of war, which it absolutely is.
That is not good, for those of you keeping score.
CBS News has reported thusly:
“A spokesperson for U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres said he is ‘deeply alarmed by the recent escalation in Venezuela, culminating with today’s United States military action in the country, which has potential worrying implications for the region.'”
He is right. Did Trump and our Army’s leaders stop to think about how their actions could impact fellow NATO countries? Clearly, they did not. I am very disappointed in Trump right now. Up until today, he was my unquestioned favorite president, but given that he could actually put over 600,000 lives at risk, I am starting to second guess voting for him.
Our biggest concern, again, should be Russia. Do we all remember a little thing called the Cold War, which ended in 1991? Do we want that again, especially since the weapons that are ready to go today are many times more powerful than they were during that era, an era that I remember because of the air raid sirens being tested at noon every Saturday in Las Vegas? One of those sirens set on top of Vegas Verdes Elementary School, which I attended for third, fourth and fifth grades.
During that era, we and what was then the Soviet Union were on a hair-trigger alert. Essentially, at any time, our fighter jets and our ICBMs were in a constant state of readiness. Fighter jet pilots would often have their entire shift in the jet, ready to go within a minute. Either that, or the pilots sat alert inside a building close to the jets. They would have been able to scramble from the building to the jets and to the skies from that point.
At any moment, we could have launched within fifteen minutes of an attack being detected. Probably even less. And, of course, Russia stood at a state of readiness that matched or exceeded our stance. Do we really want to play this game again? We were lucky that the Cold War never heated up, though there was a misunderstanding that almost resulted in World War III in 1983.
Now, I am one of Trump’s greatest MAGA supporters, but even so, I think that he is putting our country in a dangerous place. Much like every other war except for The Revolutionary War and The War of 1812, we have no business meddling in this affair. We certainly have no business invading another country. We are not Russia. We’re the bigger country.
There has never been a valid war, as far as the United States is concerned. As I mentioned before, there are only two exceptions. We should absolutely have attacked Britain, because they tried to tear down our country not once, but twice. I’m just sorry that nuclear weapons did not exist back then, because they deserved hell reigning down on them at a level ten times more powerful than what we did to Japan. And yes, Japan deserved it too.
It’s off topic, but the UK should not be an ally to us. We should consider them mortal enemies. But that’s another article for another day.
Though we are superior to Russia in every way, President Vladimir Putin is known for his threats to launch his country’s weapons. Something like this could push him over the edge. I mean, how would we react if Russia captured Trump? We need to be very worried right now.
It wouldn’t surprise me if Putin is in direct contact with the leaders of his allies. There will absolutely be some form of retaliation. It’s not a matter of “if” now. It’s a matter of when! I hope that Trump and the leaders of the Army know that they have opened up a can of worms, a can that can now never be closed. Trump just gambled with the lives of 300 million Americans. Will the gamble pay off for us or did Trump treat us like chips at the casino?
I realize that Trump has his reasons for doing this, but will it be worth it? I suppose the next few hours or, if we’re lucky, days, will tell the tale. If Russia and her allies retaliate, will they directly strike the continental United States or will they attack an ally, or allies, forcing us to respond, in harmony with the well-known Article V?
It seems like there will be some sort of retaliation and resulting conflict at any time now. If you think not, then you’re a fool. There will be double retaliation if we killed any civilians, especially children. No military lives were lost, but if there had been a loss of life, there can be no sympathy, because those people signed on the dotted line. They knew going into it that they may have to follow through with orders that are clearly unreasonable and incompetent.
Innocent people, and definitely children, didn’t ask for this and there was no dotted line. This was forced upon them.
No matter what happens, if Russia decides to defend its ally, we will at some point be forced into a confrontation, one that will result in nuclear disaster for the entire world, all because Trump wants to involve ourselves in something that, much like most other wars, doesn’t concern or involve us.
I don’t think this needs to be said, but I will, for the sake of the idiots of our country: traveling to Venezuela and other areas in the region right now is beyond unsafe, especially for Americans. Their country, after all, just got invaded for no good reason. It’s a moot point; no airliner nor any other transportation provider will go anywhere near that country.
Not for nothing, but I don’t recall our government issuing an emergency travel advisory before this invasion. Of course, no rational American would travel there to begin with, but the poor American sons of bitches who are there never had a chance of getting out alive. If there are any of us there, they just become prisoners of war. But then again, if they put themselves in that position, they deserve what they get and our government should make no effort to extricate them.
Actually, people are already trapped and they are in that position indefinitely. There’s a chance some may escape tomorrow, but that piece of good news might disappear before the the passengers are able to even board.
Most of the affected dumbasses are trapped in the Caribbean and there are almost certainly people unable to escape from Venezuela. Well, they should have been been paying attention to the news, so I can’t feel any sympathy for them. I suppose they could try to swim for it though.
People aren’t trapped in just the Caribbean and Venezuela. Some of the affected airports are located in US and British Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, St. Martin, St. Lucia and Barbados, to name just a few. They too might be stuck for days or more. Again, no sympathy here. They should really keep up to date on the news.
These idiotic people are essentially unofficial prisoners until at least Sunday, but that’s only if escalations don’t occur. That’s only if certain ducks line up in a certain row. In other words, they might have to be prepared to spend weeks or, better yet, months trapped in what they thought was paradise. I can’t feel sorry for them, but I can absolutely laugh at them, as I am doing right now.
Actually, I hope that they are unable to leave. In order for them to leave before things go from bad to worse, the airspace ban must be lifted and it’s not looking to good right now. Some airlines are showing that their next flights out might not occur until Thursday. That makes me enjoy a laugh at their expense. Was paradise worth it, fools?
In addition to the enemy countries that I have already mentioned, Cuba might have just entered the chat room. We all remember what almost happened with that country in the 1960’s. Do we really want to play chicken with them too?
Another of the many problems brought forth because of Trump’s appalling orders is that members of Congress are pissed. They weren’t notified at all, and they of course must give approval before the president can truly declare war. Since Trump’s stunt is clearly a declaration of war, Trump may have just signed his own impeachment papers.
So far, no lawmaker has stepped forward in support of Trump’s little stunt. But there are plenty of people using their megaphones to condemn Trump and his actions. That should tell the American people and the world something.
If Trump going to keep making decisions like this, and if he is going to continue to thumb his nose at protocol, I would fully support an impeachment despite my honest belief that, up until today, he is the best president our country has ever seen. But putting over 300 miles in danger is not what a best president does.
It should be noted that many in Venezuela are jumping for joy over Maduro’s capture, but that does not excuse the fact that Trump and our military did something that might have already put a big target on our backs. Trump should have just minded his own business. Why should we care about what goes on in that country? There was absolutely no justification for this attack. And that’s what it was…a brutal attack.
I can tell you without any access to classified information that our DEFCON just went up a notch, and over the course of the next few hours or maybe days, we will likely reach DEFCON 2. We are likely at DEFCON 4 at the moment, with five being the least. Sadly, it might not be unreasonable to suggest that, depending on what Putin does, we might even sadly reach DEFCON 1 by the middle of the week.
In articles past, I have written about warning signs that will occur before an attack that starts World War III. Well, guess what, folks? To quote Jeff Foxworthy, here’s your sign.
UPDATE 1/3/2025 @ 9:12 PM:
New information has emerged, stating that at least 50 civilians have been killed. So far, no American deaths have been reported, apart from conflicting reports concerning Army personnel, but if our fellow citizens did die, then they died of stupidity for being there in the first place.
There is no word yet in regards to whether or not that figure includes children. If children have been killed, then their blood is on the hands of Trump and any and all members of our military who participated. Hopefully, they won’t be able to sleep at night.
But that’s not all, folks! Trump has apparently made indications that he might force our military to attack other countries. It’s almost as if h wants a worldwide nuclear conflict that will end civilization, at least as we know it. And all of this over cocaine! The juice isn’t worth the squeeze.