When America’s worst enemies and literal terrorists lose their marbles over a successful American operation, I call that a double win.
American troops' capture of Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro and Donald Trump’s announcement that America would be running Venezuela in the short term have caused an international sensation. The Chinese Communists are likely to be the most outraged, because they had just sent a delegation which yesterday affirmed brotherhood with and support for the Maduro regime.
The news roller coaster started this morning with Donald Trump’s announcement on Truth Social, “The United States of America has successfully carried out a large scale strike against Venezuela and its leader, President Nicolas Maduro, who has been, along with his wife, captured and flown out of the Country. This operation was done in conjunction with U.S. Law Enforcement.” He subsequently went on Fox News to describe how American troops penetrated Venezuelan territory and stormed Maduro’s “fortress,” reportedly without a single American killed.
In a press conference, Trump declared that the United States would be running Venezuela until a safe and judicious transfer of power could occur. American oil companies will also be going into Venezuela to rebuild and run the oil infrastructure there.
Related: U.S. Will Run Venezuela For Now, Second Military Wave Stands Ready
All the right tyrants are angry about the spectacular operation. Hamas is whining that Trump abducted Maduro and his wife, according to the Israeli Foreign Ministry, which commented, “If Hamas opposes something you did - you can be sure you did something right.” Hamas’s best pal United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was equally self-righteous and hysterical.
Chinese Communist Party (CCP) state media outlet Global Times was quick to sneer that America only claimed to have captured Maduro, while simultaneously expressing its outrage and that of other nations, including Russia and Brazil. Indeed, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva ranted about Trump crossing lines, while Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs lectured, “If such actions did in fact take place, they represent an unacceptable violation of the sovereignty of an independent state, the respect for which is a fundamental principle of international law.” Too bad Russia didn’t respect that with Ukraine.
Iran’s Ayatollah Khamenei knows exactly what this means — Trump meant what he said when he threatened to take action against the Islamic regime if it gunned down protestors (which the regime has done). “Those who argued that the solution to the country's problems was in negotiating with the US have seen what happened. In the midst of Iran negotiating with the US, the US government was busy behind the scenes preparing plans for war,” he gibbered on X. “We will bring the enemy to its knees.” He wishes he could.
Speaking of hypocrites, CCP propaganda outlet Xinhua, mouthpiece of a regime that falsely lays claim to the sovereign nation of Taiwan, babbled about international law. “The U.S. military action against the South American nation has drawn widespread international condemnation, with multiple countries calling for a coordinated global response,” it pontificated.
We can all see the truth — America’s enemies are sweating and worried as they haven’t been in years.
