Don’t Cry For Me, Venezuela
As the craniums of media commentators, ignored members of Congress and perennially aggrieved Democrats EXPLODE, we should not be fooled. And, as the Ayatollah Kahmenei, Vladimir Putin and (nervous) dictators near and far foam at the mouth, it’s important to realize that the U.S. action in Venezuela, including the arrest of dictator Nicholas Maduro, has been wholeheartedly WELCOMED by the Venezuelan diaspora across the ENTIRE world. It would appear that brutal, violent and murderous dictators don’t have a lot of friends once they are disarmed.
Telling Congress about the raid ahead of time would have been disastrous as the leftists members of Congress would have immediately alerted Maduro, eliminating the element of surprise. And, by the way, such an action by a U.S. president is NOT rare. As reported by Google AI: U.S. presidents have unilaterally initiated deployments to Korea, Vietnam, Grenada, Panama, Libya, Iraq, Syria, and elsewhere with varying degrees of consultation, often relying on broader authorizations or inherent executive powers rather than specific congressional approval.
Although some try to claim that the U.S. incursion violated international law, I would counter that Maduro sending, literally, tons of narcotics into our country, killing hundreds of thousands of our citizens, should, rightfully be considered acts of war of and by themselves. If you “live by the sword, you parish by the sword.”
Now, the situation INSIDE Venezuela is, as one would expect, more complicated. A substantial contingent of Maduro loyalists REMAIN in power. Open jubilation might STILL be dangerous and the people of Venezuela know it. As Google AI reports: Venezuelans inside Venezuela have mixed reactions, with some venturing out to express cautious hope, but many are not openly celebrating due to fear of reprisals and repression from remaining government forces as well as uncertainty about the future following President Maduro’s capture.
None-the-less, I believe, the U.S. incursion into Venezuela will, ultimately, be seen as liberation rather than invasion. This is best explained by an ex-pat Venezuelan, in a passionate and heartfelt video via Substack that MUST be watched:
And, Nobel Prize Winning Venezuelan activist, María Corina Machado, humiliated our complaining Democrats, saying: “The Hour of Freedom Has Arrived.”
So, if Maduro were, like Eva Peron, to say: “Don’t cry for me, Venezuela.” He would hear an overwhelming: “We’re NOT crying, Nicholas! Not crying at all.”
“Venezuela Libre!”