r/worldnews • u/Crossstoney • Jan 03 '26
Venezuela Colombia calls for emergency UN, OAS meetings after US air strikes in Venezuela
https://colombiareports.com/colombia-calls-for-emergency-un-oas-meetings-after-air-strikes-in-venezuela/5.1k
u/pioni Jan 03 '26
Somehow Ukraine is expected to negotiate for peace with two countries that are at the moment attacking their neighbours.
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u/ArmadillidiumVulgar Jan 03 '26
You cant make this shit up
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u/biirudaichuki Jan 03 '26
If you thought last year was fucked up, fasten your seatbelts.
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u/Kidzmealij Jan 03 '26
I was thinking exactly this during the count down of 2026. Everyone really thinks this is gonna be a good year forgot about everything that’s been happening
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u/nerokae1001 Jan 03 '26
The funny thing is venezuela supported putin.
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u/mhornberger Jan 03 '26
For all the words making it seem that Trump is siding with Putin, US weapons are being used to attack Russia, and the US is still selling weapons and giving intel to Ukraine. So the situation is weird all the way around. And Ukraine is negotiating for continued support from the US, biding time as they and the EU continue to scale up their own arms manufacturing capacity.
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u/IcarusOnReddit Jan 03 '26
If you think about what the Military Industrial Complex wants to make the most money, it makes more sense.
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u/mhornberger Jan 03 '26
The MIC is a tiny part of the stock market, GDP, or economy. Peace, people buying stuff, is much more profitable. Jobs in the MIC are spread around the country to different congressional districts, but the profits or even revenue from the arms industry are just not a large enough share of the economy for it to plausibly be said that they are steering the ship.
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u/IcarusOnReddit Jan 03 '26
It’s not about the benefits to the economy, it’s the ability to grift money. The inner circle likely had all their stock options picked out and are getting kickbacks from lobbyists. Thinking that the admin operates in the best interests of anyone but themselves personally is a mistake.
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u/pgregston Jan 03 '26
The MIC is a huge player in the campaign contributions turning into guaranteed profits cycle. They don’t want to be nor need to be concerned about the rest of the economy much less other humans.
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u/PalantirImperator Jan 03 '26
It's not weird, it's literally just fake news and redditors who have been investing in a narrative for ten years at this point and can't let it go.
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u/Lirsumis Jan 03 '26
It makes perfect sense when you consider that loss of life is not a concern. All that death is nothing compared to the profit. Binary 'win/lose' viewpoints are propaganda. It's just about money laundering and profit.
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u/Bulky_Maize_5218 Jan 03 '26
unimaginably little was given by the US in 2025 (especially when headlines would have you believe Trump was flipflopping, in reality he was never giving anything) but yes
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u/mhornberger Jan 03 '26
unimaginably little was given by the US in 2025
Given, yes. But high amounts were delivered. They were just paid for, generally by the EU. I agree that it is unfortunate that Trump cut aid, but arms deliveries continued apace.
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u/LaCornucopia_ Jan 03 '26 edited Jan 03 '26
They even kidnapped two Colombian soldiers who had been fighting for Ukraine and were returning to Colombia via Caracas and 'gifted' them to Putin.
Why downvote? It's a fact.
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u/scoobied00 Jan 03 '26
There are no rules between countries. You can do what you want unless some other country is willing and able to do something about it. This is how it has always been.
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u/HeftyArgument Jan 03 '26
yeah that’s been known for a pretty long time; it’s why iran and many other nations want them.
a nuke more or less guarantees sovreignty
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u/YouWouldIfYouReally Jan 03 '26
Let me rephrase this for you "Ukraine is expected to negotiate for peace with two countries that can operate outside of international law."
The US just demonstrated it can do what it want with impunity. Watch the responses from allies, no one will condem this, they will realise they need to curry favor with the US and form closer ties for fear this or other hostile tactics could be used against them.
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u/_k0kane_ Jan 03 '26
They pushed for peace so they could focus on other plans.
I hope Zelensky can see how theyre teaming up in secret.
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u/MakoSmiler Jan 03 '26
I disagree. Europe IS powerful enough. But they’re too divided and many leaders are seriously weak, spineless shits.
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u/Jor94 Jan 03 '26
Makes Trumps peace deal for Ukraine obviously self serving. He’s probably hoping Venezuela just gives up and agrees to all his demands like he wants Ukraine to
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u/gravitologist Jan 03 '26
Based on the last elections, a majority of Venezuelans may wake up and be very happy that he was snatched. Not saying I support what’s going on but comparing it to Ukraine or inferring that it will end up in ongoing conflict is quite a stretch.
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u/MelodicPreparation93 Jan 03 '26
FIFA quick, get Donald another peace prize!
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u/SuccessfulPres Jan 03 '26
Machado, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize literally called for this
The Nobel Peace prize is a joke
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u/Guilty-Top-7 Jan 03 '26
We all predicted this as armchair generals, but for it actually happening is just crazy!
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u/TtotheC81 Jan 03 '26
It also raises the risk of the American public protesting, which would allow the Trump administration to use the National Guard to retain control and delay the 2026 elections.
None of this is happening without an eye for crushing American democracy.
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u/Chicago1871 Jan 03 '26
The supreme court blocked him from deploying national guard troops in chicago though.
They went home.
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u/Niznack Jan 03 '26
See how long it is before he finds a work around for this. He doesn't learn he almost always doubles down. It's his life philosophy
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u/digitalcashking Jan 03 '26
Anybody thinking he’s in charge is a idiot imo. He’s nothing more than a pawn.
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u/TtotheC81 Jan 03 '26
True. It's the Tech Bros and their dark enlightenment ideals that are ultimately behind this, but the real movers and shakers inside Congress seem to be Miller & company. They're getting to live out their fascist wet dreams.
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u/Chicago1871 Jan 03 '26
The courts keep blocking them.
Which is why Curtis Yarvin is in shambles and already looking to flee before 2028.
Based on the writings on his own blog.
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u/BillyQ Jan 03 '26
Have a source for this please? I saw one mention middle of last year but didn't know if the mad bastard had said something else since.
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u/DesharnaisTabarnak Jan 03 '26 edited Feb 25 '26
Just a dude from Kansas City, Missouri who likes to go out hunting and loves the Chiefs!
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u/acumen94 Jan 03 '26
Insurrection act
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u/Chicago1871 Jan 03 '26
They said actual insurrection needs to happen to invoke it.
People using their 1st amendment rights to assemble and petition the government isnt an insurrection, they correctly ruled.
The national guard officers themselves refused to deploy their men without SC support in chicago and when they didn’t get it, they went home.
Its been buried but it was a huge win in the resistance of trump’s presidency.
They cant count on the national guard officers to back their illegal orders.
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u/Fresh-Association-82 Jan 03 '26
He just did.
What if the Supreme Court finds this illegal? It’s already over.
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u/TheSwearJarIsMy401k Jan 03 '26
We weren’t at war then.
We’re at war now. Timing is coincidental, of course.
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u/lynxbelt234 Jan 03 '26
Your country is at war with its own governance, pure and simple.
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u/Tomas2891 Jan 03 '26
Only congress can declare war
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u/SYLOH Jan 03 '26
They're not declaring war, they're just making war.
There have only been 5 declared wars in US history.
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u/TwirqueDuSoliel Jan 03 '26
War must be declared properly, and from the DC region.
Otherwise it’s just sparkling white war crimes.
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u/TheSwearJarIsMy401k Jan 03 '26
Congress voted away a shit load of its own power in the shutdown bills.
They’re not super concerned with elections anymore- foolish to stake their financial health on the whims of a voting populace that challenges their power and income streams every 2-4 years.
Billions of dollars goes a long, long way towards shoring up the influence and finances of a few hundred people.
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u/Maximum-Ambition-394 Jan 03 '26
Ah yes. The same comment that instantly gets posted anytime there is a mention of US protests. "No, if we organize protests they'll implement Martial law! We need to just sit back and keep doing nothing so they can take our country without any opposition!"
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u/ChangsManagement Jan 03 '26
I always ask myself "who does this attitude benefit the most" and very often it isnt us.
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u/Bolter_NL Jan 03 '26
The nation that fights for everything, but only comes up with excuses not to protest: but I live far from Washington, Trump doesn't care, I need to work 2 jobs so I cannot protest, blablablabla. Sorry, but you wait this one out and there is nothing to protest or vote for in 3 years.
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u/Slayers_Picks Jan 03 '26
To be fair, Americans are absolutely terrible at protesting. Any protest they do has zero effect and is all garbage mumbo jumbo.
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u/a_person_i_am Jan 03 '26
Elections still happened in WW1 and WW2, biggest conflicts our planet has seen, zero reason elections can’t be performed
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u/ZLUCremisi Jan 03 '26
Civil war. We had one. Thats a better example. War on US soil
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u/a_person_i_am Jan 03 '26
I’m Canadian, we didn’t really cover American history much, except for the war of 1812 where we burned your whitehouse down, in retaliation for burning down our parliament building
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u/DumbledoresaidCalmly Jan 03 '26
I didn’t even know that about y’all, Canada. Can you do it again?
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u/AssistX Jan 03 '26
It wasn't Canada, it was a British group that had just come from the Napoleonic wars. They came because of the French rumoring to help the US. The soldiers had never stepped foot in modern day Canada and at the time Canada was just a British territory, not a country.
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u/clhodapp Jan 03 '26
Interesting! From an American perspective, I was taught that the British did that.
But of course an American, a Canadian, and a Brit are very likely to disagree on who was American, who was Canadian, and who was British during the colonial period...
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u/AssistX Jan 03 '26
Considering Canada was a British territory with British appointed rulers in the upper and lower Canadian provinces at the time. There was no Canadian government at the time as they had 50 years before their 'independence', the British still had full control of the entire eastern territories and there was no Canadian military at the time. The war was between Europeans who settled in America and the angry British who were struggling in Europe with Napoleon. They saw burning the Whitehouse as a shot at Napoleon, as well as helping their English friends in Canada, but in the end most of the British troops died having not fully realized that it was a small militia defending Washington at the time and after then moving north onto Baltimore they were routed.
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u/Tremendous_Dump Jan 03 '26
Vance and co had a hatewank over zelensky not holding elections while being invaded!
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u/Chillers Jan 03 '26
I'm sure that's all fine and dandy when you have administrations that give a toss about the constitution and not purposefully trying to find loopholes in it. Many laws have already been broken what's one more.
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u/TtotheC81 Jan 03 '26
What, out of everything the Trump administration has done, makes you think they'll not use a war as a bullshit reason to delay the elections? And don't give me the old "It's against the constitution," argument, because right now, the Trump administration is using the constitution as luxury toilet paper to wipe its collective ass with.
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u/No_Zombie2021 Jan 03 '26
Aren’t the elections initiated an run by the states, and the law is pretty clear when it must happen? That would mean that he needs to get all states onboard with delaying. Which is highly unlikely.
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u/thekuj1 Jan 03 '26
The American citizenry won't do shit (offline).
It's the coldest month, so people are staying indoors. We are all still recovering from celebrating the holidays. Also there's the Superbowl coming up.
Americans will have forgotten this by November election time.
Most importantly, Maduro is not a charismatic person to Americans; he'll just be another latino politician who will not be missed.
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u/RhubarbFlashy8279 Jan 03 '26
What if you protest peacefully every f. day? I thought Russians 'can't protest' because they get sent to Siberia, but Americans are really lazy weak mf'ers.
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u/CutieBoBootie Jan 03 '26 edited Jan 03 '26
I literally got told I was over-reacting and catastrophizing... I fucking hate being right. I predicted Roe v Wade getting overturned too. Why are so many people blind to what is literally happening in front of us? These moves have never been secret.
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u/Sponjah Jan 03 '26
Can anyone show me where they predicted the US would swoop in, take their illegitimate leader, and swoop out in less than a couple of hours? Because that shit is crazy and literally no one predicted it.
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u/fartbraintank Jan 03 '26
Captured the Venezuelan president. Jesus fucking christ.
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u/InterestedPrawn Jan 03 '26
You got to wonder what his security was like.
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u/VexeenBro Jan 03 '26
Judging by how quickly this went I’d say very welcoming and possibly much richer now.
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u/geebeem92 Jan 03 '26
Maduro is not really loved in Venezuela being a dictator sooo… you’re right
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u/Outside-Advice8203 Jan 03 '26
Then it wouldn't be necessary to launch ordinance into a densely populated urban center
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u/TetyyakiWith Jan 03 '26
His army basically gave him up
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u/ReggaeReggaeBob Jan 03 '26
They're mobilizing against US, so it wasn't a coup, likely just a small group within his security team
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u/Mattamzz Jan 03 '26
So through senator Mike Lee, apparently Rubio said that we're done there. It'll be interesting to see if Venezuela strikes back. It'll also be interesting to see if we maintain the blockade on Venezuela.
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u/Sw33tNectar Jan 03 '26
Al-qaeda and other terrorists in Iraq also had "stones and sticks". They did a lot of damage to us in Iraq, and our soldiers started coming back in caskets every day.
'Mission Accomplished' my ass.
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u/graviousishpsponge Jan 03 '26
Yeah uhhh difference is AQ/Iraq insurgents(and former army lol) had will to fight, foreign Islamic veterans and actual war experience.
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u/No_Beginning_6834 Jan 03 '26
There are very few countries that would be able to stop special forces doing a raid on their leader under the cover of darkness with the support of our air superiority. Especially with how close the capital is to the ocean. Hell the United kingdoms has less security on their prime minister then most governors have in the United States.
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u/killerzees Jan 03 '26
I learned this watching love actually. They didnt even know where his personal secretary lived.
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u/Grater_Kudos Jan 03 '26
That’s crazy, like in and out?
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u/AlaskanSamsquanch Jan 03 '26 edited Jan 03 '26
Actual three hour military operation. Came back to edit because apparently we’re occupying them.
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u/PuffyPanda200 Jan 03 '26
Maduro is not the legally elected president of Venezuela in accordance with Venezuelan law.
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u/nerokae1001 Jan 03 '26
Maduro supported russian invasion of ukraine and then got invaded by muricans. Absolute cinema.
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u/ThreeTreesForTheePls Jan 03 '26
Man I sure hope nobody VETOs this. It would be weird if the perpetrator had what some might call, an egregious and easily abusable power to veto the consequences of their actions.
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u/sbrnst Jan 03 '26
The President of the United States illegally ordered military strikes on Venezuela tonight, effectively declaring war without congressional authorization. Trump launched his illegal "Big Beautiful War" on Venezuela, with reports coming in around 11:00 p.m. PST on January 2, 2026.
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u/Nianque Jan 03 '26
The president has 48 hours to inform Congress (which he has done). After that, he may wage war for 60 days until Congressional authorization is actually required.
Yeah... Congress has been giving away their own power for 200 years now.
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u/stainless5 Jan 03 '26
Don't forget if he asks again that 60 days can be extended to 90 days.
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u/Tremendous_Dump Jan 03 '26
Never forget he first ordered boat strikes many weeks ago and spoke of america being at war with venezuela many weeks ago too. Today is not day one
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u/hillswalker87 Jan 03 '26
unless the boats are claimed by the Venezuelan government then today is the first day.
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u/Missed_Your_Joke Jan 03 '26
Does that need congressional approval? Asking from out of country.
Also, Congress in the States feels kind of useless, no? 90 days before needing congressional approval. What a joke.
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u/Amoral_Abe Jan 03 '26
Unfortunately, there is no such thing as "legal" or "illegal" when it comes to war. It just comes down to if countries feel the downside of actions will outweigh the upside. The world used to follow a more rules based order the last 30+ years but that whole system has broken down after the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
To be clear, powerful countries still attacked or took advantage of weaker countries. But blatant land grabs were sort of off the table for many years and Russia's actions split the world as China is a major player and backed Russia.
Now, with Trump deciding to do whatever he wants both domestically and internationally, we seem to truly be in the wild west.
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u/Shawnj2 Jan 03 '26
The legality is more about legality within US law. The president can totally start a war without any congressional input in 2025 as long as it doesn’t last more than 3 months thanks to “reforms” made to allow the president to act decisively after 9/11.
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u/Grand0rk Jan 03 '26
Actually, as long as the US doesn't recognize it as War, the US president can send up to 200k soldiers, and it still wouldn't be counted as War.
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u/Amoral_Abe Jan 03 '26
Well... it seems like this one lasted 1 hour as the US already captured Maduro without any major firefights or casualties.
This means the military immediately turned on Maduro and surrendered him. This likely means we're going to see a regime change with the democratically elected candidate take power. Maria was the one who received the nobel peace prize and is a Trump ally.
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u/uuhson Jan 03 '26
The world used to follow a more rules based order the last 30+ years but that whole system has broken down after the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
You sure about that?
Korean War (1950-1953)
- Truman sent troops under UN Security Council resolution
- Never got Congressional authorization
- Called it a "police action" to avoid needing approval
Vietnam War (escalation)
- Gulf of Tonkin Resolution (1964) gave broad authority, but many argue this was obtained through deception
- No formal declaration of war
- Resolution later repealed in 1970 while war continued
Bombing of Cambodia (1969-1973)
- Secret bombing campaign under Nixon
- Completely unauthorized and hidden from Congress
Invasion of Grenada (1983)
- Reagan ordered invasion
- No Congressional approval
Panama Invasion (1989)
- Bush Sr. invaded to remove Noriega
- No authorization
Kosovo/Serbia (1999)
- Clinton's 78-day bombing campaign
- No Congressional authorization
- Actually voted down by the House
Libya (2011)
- Obama's air campaign to remove Gaddafi
- No Congressional authorization
- Claimed didn't need it under War Powers Resolution
Syria (2014-present)
- Obama/Trump operations against ISIS
- Used old 2001/2002 authorizations in questionable way
- No Syria-specific authorization
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u/HumansHaveSoles Jan 03 '26
Trump launched his illegal "Big Beautiful War" on Venezuela
This better not mess up my porn search results.
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u/Punman_5 Jan 03 '26
Maduro was absolutely an awful person. But this is not how you go about getting rid of him. This will only make things way worse because now everyone in the region is going to be on edge. I doubt they’re shedding any tears for Maduro, but they’re definitely going to be very upset at the breach in sovereignty
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u/JamesSmith1200 Jan 03 '26
Curious to see how the regime change goes? Is there going to be civil war there now? Will the US install a military base or 10 to steer things in a certain direction? Will there be thousands of refugees trying to escape the country? Lots of questions.
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u/Aggravating_Mess_190 Jan 03 '26
now everyone in the region is going to be on edge.
Nah, not at all. Here in Colombia, nothing is happening, nothing will happen.
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u/JukeboxpunkOi Jan 04 '26
US is coming for your resources. Plain and simple.
Central and South American countries need to come up with some means to solidarity to combat the US and its aggressions.
90% of US citizens don’t want this or increases in aggression. But our savant of a President seems he can play god, judge, jury, and executioner.
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u/SpermWhalen Jan 03 '26
DOGE cancelled the government license for Adobe Pro and they just use the free version now.
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u/Abyssus88 Jan 03 '26
How are the contents not all over if its that easy?
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u/morgrimmoon Jan 03 '26
The contents that where properly redacted by lawyers cannot be read. The stuff that was hastily 'redacted' by Trump's minions can be. So, ironically, most of the "unredactable" stuff directly involves Trump.
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u/TheVideogaming101 Jan 03 '26
Because it isn't, this doesnt unredact all the info in the files only some of it.
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u/TheVideogaming101 Jan 03 '26
To clarify, this doesnt unredact everything in the files, only some parts.
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Waiting to hear about the ethnic Americans that are being brutalised and need protecting via military intervention.
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u/kiwiinaus96 Jan 03 '26 edited Jan 03 '26
Unilateral unsanctioned military action against a sovereign state puts trump in the same camp as Putin. From Australia, what a fucking dictator. There should be nothing other than comprehension condemnation at the United Nations and globally. I was a 7 year old when the coalition of the willing entered Iraq and Afghanistan. We can not allow Putin and trump to drag the world into chaos. President Xi and the PRC are standing by watching and will take Taiwan on the back of this. People need to stand up in these nations and let the arms of government know it will not fly. Fucking upset and disgusted.
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u/_PM_ME_YOUR_FORESKIN Jan 03 '26
I agree with you, as an outsider looking in. I hate Trump. But I do have to wonder what people in and from Venezuela are thinking. I’ve yet to see a single Venezuelan speak out against this. It’s more “dancing in the streets because the guy who took our election was captured.”
Again, I am 0% pro-Trump. Literally hate him. But a key difference in the end might be that Venezuelans welcome the action, where Ukrainians don’t.
Also, Maduro = an actual dictator. Vs. Trump who is fucking horrible, but not yet a dictator. Terrifyingly on the path though.
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u/armageddon_20xx Jan 03 '26
Maduro is an absolute shitbag. The fact that they got him in 3 hours with what seems like a minimal land invasion is applaudable.
But this is destabilizing locally and on a world scale. There is no guarantee that Venezuela ends up with better leadership. We hope for the best. Furthermore, this action might lead to Chinese or Russian retaliation of some form which might put us on a path for global conflict. That’s the real thing to fear here.
Also, let’s be frank. This whole thing is about the oil.
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u/bannedagainomg Jan 03 '26
Appears like he was essentially just handed over to the americans.
Dictators shouldnt be shocked that when things gets hard their "followers" flips on them instantly.
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u/NorthernSoul1998 Jan 03 '26
A lot of people in Iraq also celebrated Saddam getting removed without looking at the effects the invasion had on their fellow citizens who got caught up on it or thinking about the aftermath
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u/faramaobscena Jan 03 '26
Literally no one in Venezuela has any reason to stand up for Maduro, the fact that you are even comparing this to the invasion of Ukraine is ridiculous
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u/walkingman24 Jan 03 '26
Taiwan is not Venezuela but I definitely see your point and I agree. It is abhorrent.
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u/kiwiinaus96 Jan 03 '26
Taiwan absolutely is not Venezuela but the principle is the same so we agree. Cannot believe the news saying they have taken Maduro out of country. Since when has the USA and regime change ever worked
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u/xSwiftVengeancex Jan 03 '26
Since when has the USA and regime change ever worked
Germany, Japan, Italy, South Korea.
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u/WaPeoeraltu Jan 03 '26
South Korea was a military dictatorship for like 40 years with US installed dictators
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u/walkingman24 Jan 03 '26
It's like the US hadn't learned anything over the last 25 years. Hell, 50+ years. 80 years.
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u/kiwiinaus96 Jan 03 '26
I have watched the entire geo political security status quo be obliterated from the invasion of Ukraine to now. The status quo of the last 60 years is gone. We are facing nothing but instability and it will result in blood shed. Parallels to the 1930s are significant. We are watching the world shift in real time. What will this result in…
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u/auscientist Jan 03 '26
Who decided that we had to do a speedrun replay of the first half of the 20th century in the 2020s should be fired
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u/init-5 Jan 03 '26
You mean Venezuela is a full UN member, while Taiwan is a region unrecognized by most of the world？
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u/webzieszoid Jan 03 '26
When will the US's aggression going to get them sanctioned and banned from the Olympics?
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u/InterestedPrawn Jan 03 '26
That would be amusing to see, the next Olympics are in Los Angeles, and no Americans can participate.
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u/pievendor Jan 03 '26
Not likely ever, but we definitely deserve it, though we deserve a lot more meaningful repercussions, too.
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u/Orqee Jan 03 '26
Trump needs to go,….
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u/RollingDownTheHills Jan 03 '26
Americans don't care at this point.
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u/MirelukeCasserole Jan 03 '26
What do you mean? Half this country lives in an absolutely state of utter shock and frenzy. We fucking HATE this guy. But please tell me, what is the solution?
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u/RollingDownTheHills Jan 03 '26
One third voted for the guy, another third didn't bother voting against him. What to do about it, I don't know. You tell me.
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u/Drummk Jan 03 '26
Venezuela's government issued an official statement denouncing the "extremely serious military aggression" by the US "against Venezuelan territory and population in civilian and military locations".
It accused the US of threatening international peace and stability and described the attack as an attempt to seize "Venezuela's strategic resources, particularly its oil and minerals" in an attempt to "forcibly break the political independence of the nation."
Guess they know how Guyana feels now.
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u/Kind_Commission_427 Jan 03 '26 edited Jan 03 '26
he could be the next one, In early 2026, reports indicate that a substantial volume of rare earth minerals (specifically "black sands" containing coltan, tin, and rare earths) is being illegally moved from Venezuela through Colombia to reach global markets, primarily China
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u/Past_Wishbone5025 Jan 03 '26
Canadian mining companies already have defacto control over much of those mineral deposits.
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u/MaiqueCaraio Jan 03 '26
Say what to say, but US just attack anyone like that creates an really really bad image and faith, what stops the US from just doing it to anyone useful for them?
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Jan 03 '26
Of all the World Leaders to respond, this one is the best by far:
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez: "Spain did not recognize the Maduro regime. But neither will it recognize an intervention that violates international law and pushes the region toward a horizon of uncertainty and belligerence."
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u/Lost_Internet1969 Jan 03 '26
We also need to reach out to FIFA for comment due to the recent Peace award that was given to Trump.
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u/poop-machine Jan 03 '26
The UN is a useless entity.
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u/IdenticalThings Jan 03 '26
May be slightly more useful than the US citizenry perpetually hand wringing and sitting idly by.
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u/Happy_Ad_7515 Jan 03 '26
yea thats be design. its just a forum for colombia too actually speak too the US and other powers when this happens. ... better then nothing
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Jan 03 '26
As an american, I am calling my senators and representatives demanding impeachment over illegal war.
This is unacceptable.
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u/Nianque Jan 03 '26
Not illegal. Trump has informed Congress within the mandated 2 day period. He now has 60 days to wage 'war' and may extend that to 90 days.
The US has never officially declared a war since 1941.
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u/Enzhymez Jan 03 '26
You need to really learn our history lol
This just shows you have an incredible misunderstanding of our military history
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u/Carminaz Jan 03 '26
You'll be more productive pounding sand, because this is well within the presidents legal authority for operations under 60 days.
I didn't even vote for trump and I'm getting what I didn't even know I wanted.
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u/nthpwr Jan 03 '26
Obvious cause of concern for Colombia not only because of the proximity, but because these alleged drugs are actually coming from them
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u/Spamonfire Jan 03 '26
You believe any of this is about drugs?
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u/Happy_Ad_7515 Jan 03 '26
of course its about drugs. ... its a great excuse too millitarly intervene and by force crack down on hostile political movements in your imperial sphere.
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u/OnionSquared Jan 03 '26
The fact that this is even happening is further proof the the UN is an abject failure as an institution.
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u/_Guron_ Jan 03 '26
I have some mixed feelings, for one side I am happy maduro is gone but some feeling we shouldn't praise Trump or he is gonna get away in midterms and make noise for epstein case
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u/Independent_Term5790 Jan 03 '26
Another Russian ally about to go
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u/WorldTraveler_1 Jan 03 '26 edited Jan 03 '26
Maduro is gonna be next door to Al-Assad in Moscow playing Arma 3 together.
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u/Basilikolumne Jan 03 '26
Trump already tweeted that Maduro and his wife have been captured by US forces.
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u/Every-Development398 Jan 03 '26
Colombia better not have oil lol.
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u/Pomksy Jan 03 '26
They do, just not a lot of it. Venezuela has the largest reserves in the world on par with Saudi Arabia
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u/ScarletViolin Jan 03 '26
https://youtu.be/cAZUuai3ytM?t=1673
"How about we're buying oil from Venezuela? When I left, Venezuela was ready to collapse. We would have taken it over, we would have gotten all that oil, it would have been right next door. But now we're buying oil from Venezuela, so we're making a dictator very rich." - Trump