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highplainsdem

(62,193 posts)
Sat Jan 3, 2026, 03:25 AM Jan 3

Not just an airstrike in Venezuela. Boots on the ground.

Reuters reporting that.


Editing to add that I have not located the Reuters story I saw multiple references to, talking about Reuters reporting that there are special forces in Caracas.

Helicopters were sent to Caracas.

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Not just an airstrike in Venezuela. Boots on the ground. (Original Post) highplainsdem Jan 3 OP
I bet they're trying to snatch up Maduro Diraven Jan 3 #1
Another war for Israel and oil. AloeVera Jan 3 #4
Just checked Reuters, it happened InstantGratification Jan 3 #7
Edmundo Gonzlez RoseTrellis Jan 3 #8
How is this legal? Babajida Jan 3 #2
Trump declared they are all terrorists Diraven Jan 3 #5
Some posts from X, OSINTtechnical highplainsdem Jan 3 #3
I can already hear the sternly worded letters. So sternly worded. n/t flvegan Jan 3 #6
Vietnam 2 superpatriotman Jan 3 #9
Wait until some of the U.S. military personnel start coming home in body bags. Paladin Jan 3 #10

Diraven

(1,907 posts)
1. I bet they're trying to snatch up Maduro
Sat Jan 3, 2026, 03:29 AM
Jan 3

Like they did to Noriega in Panama. Probably going to install Machado in a fascist coup at the same time.

AloeVera

(4,266 posts)
4. Another war for Israel and oil.
Sat Jan 3, 2026, 04:09 AM
Jan 3

Fascist coup is right.

Thanks, Nobel Committee....wtf happened to you?

RoseTrellis

(164 posts)
8. Edmundo Gonzlez
Sat Jan 3, 2026, 09:07 AM
Jan 3

Results of the 2024 election.
Edmundo González was recognized as the true winner of the contested 2024 election by the following countries…
• Peru: First to recognize (Jul 30, 2024).
• Argentina, Uruguay, Ecuador, Costa Rica, Panama: Recognized as president-elect (early Aug 2024).
• Canada: Formal recognition as president-elect (Jan 2025).
• Paraguay: Recognized as president-elect (early Jan 2025).
• Italy: Recognized as president-elect (Nov 2024).
• United States: Recognized as winner (Aug 2024) and president-elect (Nov 2024 onward).
• Others: Partial support from EU Parliament, some Latin American nations; calls for transparency from Brazil, Colombia, Mexico.

Here’s who supported Maduro…
Russia
China
Iran
Cuba
Nicaragua,
North Korea

 

Paladin

(32,354 posts)
10. Wait until some of the U.S. military personnel start coming home in body bags.
Sat Jan 3, 2026, 09:24 AM
Jan 3

Absolute dictatorial insanity. The lengths that trump will go, in a frantic effort to minimize the Epstein Files, are just stunning---and very, very dangerous. Nation-wide demonstrations need to start, immediately.

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