On Venezuela, the Radical Left Aligns with America’s Enemies
The Democrats and left-wing establishment have come out against President Trump’s successful military action in bringing the rogue president of Venezuela to justice – aligning with America’s enemies. No surprise there. It is right out of the left-wing’s playbook. Whatever Trump does is to be condemned … period. And when there is a nexus between law enforcement and crime, the criminals get the advantage.
Former Vice President Kamala Harris, in a posting on X, expressed the general sentiment of the eternal anti-Trump coalition – the folks with Trump Derangement Syndrome. She slammed the capture of Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro as both “unwise” and “unlawful.” “Unwise” is a matter of opinion, but “unlawful” is simply disinformation.
Harris said “We’ve seen this movie before. Wars for regime change or oil that are sold as strength but turn into chaos, and American families pay the price.” She added that Trump’s actions in the capture of Maduro “do not make America safer, stronger, or more affordable.”
Other Oval Office wannabes chimed in. Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker responded, “Donald Trump’s unconstitutional military action in Venezuela is putting our troops in harm’s way with no long-term strategy,” Of course, Pritzker has no way of knowing if there is a long-term strategy, or not.
Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg attributes the action to “An unpopular president — failing on the economy and losing his grip on power at home — decides to launch a war for regime change abroad.” Memo to Mayor Pete, no one launched a war. It was the arrest of a criminal.
Arizona Senator Ruben Gallego, said, “The American people did not ask for this, Congress did not authorize this, and our service members should not be sent into harm’s way for another unnecessary conflict.”
Arizona’s other senator, Mark Kelly warned, “If we learned anything from the Iraq war, it’s that dropping bombs or toppling a leader doesn’t guarantee democracy, stability or make Americans safer.”
Maryland Senator Chris Van Hollen condemned the arrest of Maduro. No surprise there. He is the senator who traveled to El Salvador to make common cause with MS-13 gangbanger and human trafficker Kilmar Abrego Garcia. The condemnation cabal also included Vermont Socialist Senator Bernie Sanders, Delaware Senator Chris Coons, Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren and others..
New York Congressman Max Rose appeared on MS Now (of course) to declare that Trump action in Venezuela was “Illegal, unlawful and unjust.”
The new radical left New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani placed a phone call to Trump to complain about the Venezuela mission. Hundreds of his supporters in the Big Apple took to the streets to demonstrate support for Maduro. Contrast that to the celebratory demonstrations in Miami – and the tens of millions who poured into the streets of Caracas and other Venezuelan cities waving Venezuelan and American flags. While left-wing media limited coverage of the public reaction in Venezuela – in some cases to none — social media was flooded with the images.
Congresswoman Alexandra Ocasio Cortez disputed the White House claim that the capture of Maduro was about drug trafficking. “It is all about oil and regime change,” she alleged. Hmmm. Maduro was arrested on drug trafficking charges based on a 2020 indictment by the President Biden Justice Department. Biden placed a $25 million bounty on Maduro, which Trump increased to $50 million. The Trump DOJ issued a supplementary indictment in 2025.
California Congressman Ro Khanna posted on X, “We keep voting against dumb wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, & Libya, but our Presidents bow to a foreign policy blob committed to militarism.” A foreign policy “blob”????? And I do not recall Congress voting against those wars. On fact, Congress voted in support of the 2003 invasion of Iraq – and President Obama ordered the “surge” in Afghanistan. In other cases, Congress took no action other than general authorization legislation.
The Democrats’ strategy of universal kneejerk criticism was seen in a quickly drafted fundraising email from the Democratic National Committee begging for dollars to stop another fictional “unconstitutional war from Trump, who thinks the Constitution is a suggestion.”
The left-wing press is no different than the politicians I their evergreen attacks on Trump policies. The Washington Post’s Josh Rogin hyperbolically wrote that,“The United States has just kidnapped a foreign head of state and bombed a foreign capital…” Make no mistake, President Trump just committed an act of war against Venezuela.”
For the past 24 hours, MS Now has been on the usual 24/7 anti-Trump coverage. Virtually without exception, every host, panelist and paid contributor hammered the same message, that the capture of Maduro was illegal, unconstitutional, unwise and just plain wrong.
The legality or constitutionality of the action will be ultimately determined by the courts – not partisan political opinion. Certainly, Maduro’s attorneys will make that claim at the onset of his trial. But most legal authorities (those not hired by MS Now) believe the limited civil and military action will be deemed to be within the powers of the President. I agree.
Those on the left also claim that it is not really about drug trafficking – even though that is what the indictments say – but about regime change (restoring democracy to Venezuela) and the control of oil. Those are definitely secondary benefits should they be achieved — and should not be demeaned. They too work to the advantage of the United States and free world and against the interests of China, Russia, North Korea Cuba, Iran and the other authoritarian adversarial nations. I see them as contributing to the success of the mission. Something to celebrate.
It is no coincidence that these authoritarian nations have all voiced the same condemnation of Trump’s Venezuelan mission as America’s political left. The radical left continues to work against the interests of the United States in common cause with the criminal class and America’s enemies. Give that some thought.
So, there ‘tis.
Larry-Just after I praised you for (mostly) just reporting the news on your tome on the Good murder, the real Larry appears and prints bullshit. What part of ‘Maduro was the leader of Venezuela’ and while we do not think he was legitimately elected, we do not think he was a nice person and we think he was involved in drug trafficking gives us the right to go into the country and arrest him without a declaration of war? And please, don’t even think of using the drug card-drugs had absolutely nothing to do with it, drugs are just a cover for the ignorant base (obviously yourself included) to eat up so they don’t get upset over ‘another foreign war’. (Perhaps you hadn’t heard about the president of Honduras, the one who was sentenced for drug trafficking in our courts. The one who trump pardoned?). Yes, this was all about oil-unfortunately because of all the issues with Venezuelan oil equipment and the fact that their oil is harder to refine, oil companies are not chomping at the bit to go there, but the fool-in-chief didn’t get that message. Such is life with a supremely ignorant president at the helm, just another day trying to turn the world upside down. (And in case it’s not obvious to your demented self-all the dems you quoted are correct with their opinions-this was an illegal operation..)
Mike F as in fag You would probably want that dictator ruling our country
No Seth, I don’t want a dictator running the US, that’s the biggest reason I want the trump regime out of power, no dictators (trump doesn’t have the breeding to be ‘king’, so I won’t use that term). And the correct word is ‘Gay’, you just (further) show your ignorance by using the pejorative’fag’.
How about cock sucker, carpet muncher, dyke, fairy, or several other names? The bottom line is that my King James Bible teaches us that it’s wrong. Of course you will disagree but that’s okay. As for dictatorship, tell us what evidence you have to prove Trump is trying be a dictator. I see him doing more for personal freedom. He wants the laws enforced, especially immigration. Why can’t people just apply for documents and come in legally? But he’s got a lot of good citizens who have his back.
Hammon, there’s plenty in the Bible that you ignore. Start with “do unto others……” You are just as much a sinner as any gay, and probably much worse than a lot. Every profession, every walk of like, includes gays. Every country, every point in history, not only has gays, but famous ones, famous for doing good deeds.
Come out of the closet, let your rainbow flag fly, but if that’s not your thing: just let people be.
How are you hurt by someone being gay. Afraid you might catch it?
Fear and loathing is no way to live a good life.
You just like to call names rather than address issues, but that’s mostly what maggots thrive on. Yes, your King James Bible says s lot of things, but you (and many other ignorant people who think they are Christian’s) pick and choose which to live with and which to ignore. I have no problem with someone calling me Gay (though the pejorative word fag denotes a lot of ignorance on the user) mainly because there is nothing wrong with being gay-it is as normal as being left or right handed. But some ignorant people who have no idea what is to be Christian have other ideas..
You know what Seth. Using “Mike F as in fag” does not serve you well. “So, there ‘tis.”
Respectfully, CKH
Mike f … you are entitled to your opinion as ignorant as it may be. I doubt the Supreme Court to rule the action unconstitutional or illegal — and they, not you, decide such things, Like all good left-wingers, you side with the criminal class and against America’s interests.
Larry, Since the Supreme Court is in trumps pocket for the most part, you may be right. However, the international court and the court of international opinion are going to see this differently which is going to affect the country as a whole. So disgusting that you can’t see beyond the end of your Republican nose…
As Larry descends deeper in the heart of darkness, he seems to be losing any objectivity instead blindly believing and spewing Magalore. Now if you don’t agree with Larry, “you side with the criminal class and against America’s interests.” Come on man, just say “traitor,” you know you want to. Does Larry sound like a free speech extremist anymore?
The VZ/Ukrainian connection is as old as 2019 and not one thing has changed. It’s Fiona Hill’s testimony to Congress, under the threat of perjury. Larry’s comments are not. You can believe her or not; I believe because she’s a long-time Russian expert and in service to the Constitution, by oath. Worked with Bush, Obama, and Trump. Who cares? It’s all just what she heard. For whatever reason, Trump did nothing in 2019 except praise Putin a lot. I don’t see anyone saying a deal was consummated in 2019, except Larry. Why would anyone say that given the history.
We do know this: Fiona Hill said it. She said it in 2019, she expanded it recently including a Monroe, now the Donroe Document reference. Larry notes no official document of the Putin/Trump wink wink, nudge, nudge. Come on man, don’t even get meeting minutes anymore, you expect a treaty? Do you know what wink-wink, nudge-nudge means? Try Monty Python. FYI: still waiting for all those trade agreement supposedly almost complete in the Spring. Infrastructure Week all over again. Just another wink, wink, nudge, nudge.
We know Trump is a transactional opportunist. If he wants it, if he bumps into it, he chews it up, but he won’t swim out of his way to make it happen. He’s got a long list for revenge, many whacko money makers like VZ, he’s bound to bump into a lot. His day to day management style is by crisis and opportunity. Putin is the grand master of long-term, highly focused Machiavellian strategy playing his chess game many moves, and years in advance. He beat Bush, Obama, Biden, why not play Trump, just takes some shiny gold objects and false praise. Why not expect a thought-bubble seed Putin plans germinating years later when Trump popularity is in the toilet, his deportation plan was failed before starting, his cruelty is biting back, economy shaky, and he’s discovered the diversion of war, not to mention the “rally round the flag” angle to demean any war detractors as traitors to America.
Even Larry cannot understand the Trump Ukraine policy or strategy, when he recently said: “As long as the United States positions itself as a biased mediator rather than a defender of Ukraine, Russia can prolong the conflict indefinitely.” Weird isn’t.that against Trump standing down on Ukraine?
We do know as long as the United States positions itself as a biased mediator rather than a defender of Ukraine, Russia can prolong the conflict indefinitely.
A Russian lawmaker said in November that Moscow had delivered new Pantsir-S1 and Buk-M2E systems to Venezuela. It is unclear which systems were operational but new systems are manned by Russians until VZ can be trained. Existing systems are often supported by Russians.
We know we just took a tanker under protection of a Russian nuclear sub: crickets.
Mark Cancian, a defense expert with the Center for Strategic and International Studies, said the Russian-made air defenses in Venezuela were “pretty formidable on paper,” adding that it was “quite impressive that, essentially, they did no damage to the US force.” Yeah, sure, wink, wink. Russia has maintained a consistent presence of specialists in-country to assist with setup, maintenance, and operational readiness. In March 2019, during Trump, roughly 100 Russian specialists arrived in Caracas to support the S-300VM network. He said and did nothing.
VZ claims 5,000 missiles online. No missiles were fired during the snatch and grab, there is no proof that any Russians were harmed. As if they got the wink-wink, nudge, nudge. Wonder if before or after the oil companies and did they use group chat?
We need to know: what happened to the Russians in VZ at the missile sites? That’s the acid test for the wink wink nudge nudge.
Back in 2019, Trump sent Hill to Moscow with a firm message, “Ukraine and Venezuela are not related to each other.” Not in Trump 1.0. But Trump 2.0 is Miller time, it’s a new game, new opportunities to revisit old plans, again. Like Project 2025 that Trump didn’t read, but hired all the key players and implemented much of the plan he never read. Wink, wink, nudge, nudge.
Larry says: “Regardless, the obsessively anti-Trump media has completely distorted the facts to make it appear that a deal was made” OK, third time a charm? Prove it or be busted. I cannot find Larry’s claim in msm anywhere.
Larry then takes the polar plunge and says: “Trump’s refusal to allow Putin free rein with Ukraine gives credence to his claim that there would have been no invasion had he been President in 2020, when the Madman of Moscow launched his most recent invasion into Ukraine.” Bwhaat makes this wish be true? It’s Larry’s wet dream I guess.
And then we go down memory lane how Trump is better than Obama or Biden instead of talking about the benefits of Trump screwing Ukraine and then taking over Venezuela while the Russians stand down. Just as Hill said in 2019..
“but he has done more in both cases than his predecessors.” So if the first two guys strike out, and the third guy does not even bat, the third guy is better? Is Trump’s TACO in Ukraine really an improvement Larry? Has someone wink-wink, nudged, nudged you?
“The suggestion that Trump has engaged in an unholy pact with Putin over both Ukraine and Venezuela is hideous slander.” You have got to be kidding. Again dear friend: libel, not slander, but there’s no libel here either. Must prove harm and Trump is richer than ever.
“Venezuela is a work in progress.” Yeah, what work? What’s the job even? Wink wink, nudge nudge.
” Like all good left-wingers, you side with the criminal class and against America’s interests”
Larry , many….many left wingers have died in uniform in the service of OUR country. Arguably they were not “siding” against American interests. Statements like the above show a deep disrespect. There ’tis.
As long as you continue to use divisive language…you will be seen as a divisive agent. I try to seek out and engage with people who “see” things from a different perspective than my own. I think that’s healthy. That’s how I happened upon your “Posts” and frankly I find many of your perspectives differ from mine. Which is more than OK . However you seem to find it necessary to show disdain for those who try to comm with you?
Respectfully CKH
Nothing like wars on multiple fronts to pinpoint your goals. Got Deportation Wars at home: this was a losing plan from day one, so we open the drugs-for-oil war in VZ. The tariff taxation without representation war on US citizen’s rages as new jobs disappear, inflation continues, unemployment lumbers along with huge deficits torpedoing us below the debt waterline. Not enough, here comes Greenland. The protests this Spring will bring joy to Vlad’s black heart. Remember, I said it here: fixed assets.
What strikes me on this is how unobjective our hawk Larry gets when MAGA offers him a taste of blood. I would think he would have had enough nation building for a few lifetimes by now. He seems to totally align with the MAGArat’s King to support Trump’s snatch and grab beginning of yet another forever war. He has yet to fathom the possibility of a Putin/Trump trade: Ukraine for Venezuela as the madmen rulers make secret alliances to cut up the world and divide the spoils. Trump’s insane lust for oil goes against business and market economics. His plan to grab 50M barrels and keep the cash himself for whatever he feels is needed sure seems like the actions of a King. Or worse.
Afghanistan raged during Trump 1.0, as did Syria and other conflicts. Trump claimed the end of ISIS while today, it’s flourishing. It’s all smoke and mirrors as it always is. Polls down, cannons up. Rally round the flag boys. The middle dies, the rich prosper. Freedom for no one.
His story is boring, the answers are simple. Yes, the Democrats have come out against President Trump’s whatever the future holds in VZ ever-changing story with no conclusion or plan. Trump says it will take years. Larry does not listen. The Democrats are all for the end of Maduro, just not this way. Right thing, wrong way, ever hear of that Larry? There is no intelligent Democrat that thinks they can buck Trump on his snatch and grab. Still might say it’s the right thing, wrong way, but so what — there’s precedent and we know it.
As far as the rest, stick it where the sun no shine. You have not a clue why we are there, what goal was, and what the future plans are. Trump has covered the waterfront changing his mind, flip flopping from concept to idea faster than Melania changes outfits.
You claim since we react to his every stupid statement as: “aligning with America’s enemies. No surprise there.” Gee, Ublio, since when are our allies “America’s enemies?” Europe too? Hyperbolic much? Tis the MAGA way, when you can’t discuss intelligently, throw the traitor card.
And to say: “Where is a nexus between law enforcement and crime, the criminals get the advantage” seems disingenuous to the guy who freed seditionists, guys who beat and injured over 140 cops on 1.6.2021. The guy who let one drug kingpin nation ruler go, but does a snatch and grab on the little kingpin with a lot of oil.
“Harris said “We’ve seen this movie before.” Got that right. Larry the hawk just has an ax to grind. “She added that Trump’s actions in the capture of Maduro “do not make America safer, stronger, or more affordable.” Got that right too.
“Of course, Pritzker has no way of knowing if there is a long-term strategy, or not” which does not seem to phase Horist at all. Good little sheeple.
“Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg attributes the action to “An unpopular president — failing on the economy and losing his grip on power at home — decides to launch a war for regime change abroad….” It was the arrest of a criminal.” You can brand and market all you want. It’s a great military, not police, action that removed a bad, bad, guy, but when your army invades another country, what is that called? What if Russia snatched Senator Graham for who they have an arrest warrant open. Would Larry just sigh and say: “it was the arrest of a criminal?”
“Mark Kelly warned, “If we learned anything from the Iraq war, it’s that dropping bombs or toppling a leader doesn’t guarantee democracy, stability or make Americans safer.” Sorry Larry, something off with that little gem of truth?
“With MS-13 gangbanger and human trafficker Kilmar Abrego Garcia.” Can you prove this? Has it been proven in a court of law? Hyperbolic much?
As to the reason, the plan, the future: drug trafficking, oil, regime change, oil, mineral resources, Iran (really Larry, Iran?). I am sorry, but that’s not the left, that’s Trump all over the rationale map, no plans in sight. Did you see Rubio’s face when Trump announced he and the Drunk of War would lead VZ? Rubio realized his Presidential aspirations just got tossed under the bus, Harris-as-border-czar style. Hegseth just drunk-smiled as he had not a clue.
Larry has not a clue what’s going on or why some of the nation really does not want to send our kids in to fight for oil that’s at $2.50 at the pump. Don’t hear any giant oil company investments yet either. Pretty hard to say: “we pump more than anyone, and we need more oil,” all out of the same side of your mouth. Larry has though.
Next, we will prove Larry has not a clue what people here and there actually think.
Dunger I admit to being a sinner. No question about it. Just like the rest of the world. That’s why we have an advocate with God through Jesus. I have a queer in my extended family but I don’t discuss it with him. But he admitted that he’s wrong. But can’t help himself. The more proof that those people are either mentally unstable or demon possessed.
Ham-on-dung: maybe if you would keep you hands out of other people’ pants, the world might be a better place.
Myself, I’m a joker, I’m a smoker, I’m the midnight toker, I sure don’t want to hurt NO ONE.
Maybe start your transformation towards the light by getting my name right, you demeaning, deceitful, prudish pig of less than a man.
President Nicolás Maduro’s capture echoes the 1989 arrest of Panama’s former dictator, Manuel Noriega. Like Maduro, the Panamanian general was considered an illegitimate ruler and had been federally indicted for drug trafficking. But his apprehension involved a major U.S. ground invasion with nearly 30,000 troops. Some lawmakers argued that he lacked legal authority but nothing came of that. Doubtful this time is different.
The case against the wife is more tenuous.
Democrats should move of the illegality of the perfect snatch and grab and move onto what VZ’s future is and why Putin has been hands-off, the wink-wink, nudge, nudge.
Trump seems to be think assets once owned by American oil companies are still ours. Venezuela nationalized in two different phases. In 1976, the country took control of the operations of Exxon Mobil and Chevron. U.S. companies received compensation. Chávez carried out the second nationalization in 2007, where U.S. companies abandoned Venezuela saying they lost billions. Reparations maybe, seizure of sovereign assets, never. World court, not war.
To VZ, oil is the birthright of the people. Venezuelan law says the government controls the country’s energy wealth. Tis their right as a sovereign nation. Or at least they used to be until Trump took over subjugating VZ to one man’s rule, just another dictator to VZ. There is broad opposition in the country to the idea that foreign countries can lay claim to Venezuela’s oil. How would US citizens feel?
Venezuela’s dense oil is difficult to produce and refine. Very few American refineries are configured for that type and these few may welcome, and profit from, more Venezuelan barrels. Less so given the current world-wide oil glut. Trump may see Venezuela’s reserves as an A.T.M. to cover our costs is more likely. His recent meeting with oil executives yielded nothing.
There is a big gap between what the president has claimed and what American oil companies are prepared to do in Venezuela. Chevron, the second-largest U.S. oil company, is the only American producer currently operating there. Will others return? Exxon Mobil, which has been burned in Venezuela before, made clear on Friday that a lot would need to change. “Today it’s uninvestable,” Darren Woods, the company’s chief executive, told President Trump at the White House. Low oil prices are another obstacle, since companies would need high prices to offset the cost of drilling new Venezuelan wells.
Most Venezuelans wanted Maduro out, but not at the cost of invasion. Both can be true. Maduro was wildly unpopular and lost the last presidential election by a margin of nearly 40 points. A November national survey conducted in person by Datanalisis, one of the country’s most established independent pollsters, found that less than one in four Venezuelans supported foreign intervention in the country. This broadly echoes private polling seen in Caracas recent months.
Venezuelans shows that many are glad that Maduro is gone, but there’s widespread discontent across the political spectrum over the nakedly imperialist rhetoric from the Trump administration, which is basically trying to turn Venezuela into an American oil colony. Understanding whether that discontent triggers violence or political action probably rests on Trump’s next act there.
Venezuelans are the fastest-growing group of Latinos in the United States, but they make up just .3 percent of the population. They’re concentrated in South Florida, where Republicans already dominate. Trump has pretty much said they are all criminals.
Next, the Russian conundrum.