Many Venezuelans must have assisted US personnel on the ground (including the CIA and Special Forces) in the rendition of Ex-President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, at his Caracas compound last night.
I suspect
that the “cleanliness” of the US op might be explained if it was also a
Venezuelan military coup against Maduro. Hence Venezuelan military leaders ordered no or little firing on US forces explaining why there were no US casualties.
Before you say "Yankee Imperialism" even Venezuelan opposition leader, 2025 Nobel Peace Prize winner, Maria Corina Machado, publicly called for the US to intervene against Maduro and pointed to the oil reserves that US firms could tap more easily under a new Venezuelan regime.
Still - what could possibly go wrong?
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Oh yeah, I’m actually surprised at how ‘clean’ this mission seems to be, but we will get updated casualty figures in a few days.
One of my favourite military history YouTubers actually prepared a video on the Venezuelan Air Force and posted it just before the US went in. It’s likely there’s now nothing left to fly. https://youtu.be/Y0AvoM8XeMM
‘Large number’ of Maduro’s security team killed:
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/large-number-maduro-security-team-185404245.html
Hi Anonymous at 1/05/2026 9:02 AM
Thanks for https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/large-number-maduro-security-team-185404245.html
That some of Maduro's security team remained loyal and died for him may still be consistent with my military coup scenario. Confusion and fragmentation reigned amongst the Venezuelan military on the night.
Regards Pete
Happy New Year Shawn
I suspect that the “cleanliness” of the US op might be explained if it was also a Venezuelan military coup against Maduro. Hence Venezuelan military leaders ordered no or little firing on US forces explaining why there were no US casualties.
Thanks for https://youtu.be/Y0AvoM8XeMM The continually obsolete or low availability status of the Venezuelan airforce means little opposition to US power projection while providing a ready market for US arms companies.
Greenlanders must now be having kittens. Few people worldwide thought the US would disarm the whole of Venezuela - so a US invasion of tiny Greenland is much more conceivable.
Regards Pete
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