Trump used the military to eliminate a burr under his saddle. The ruler of Venezuela openly defied and taunted him, as did the rulers of several other nations (Cuba, Columbia, Mexico, and Canada).
Trump doesn’t do subtle. Well, he did during his first term, but no one got the message. This second term is about sending messages that can’t be ignored, and if they are, well… This is what he had to say about Mexico:
“We’re very friendly with her, she’s a good woman,” Trump told Fox & Friends Saturday. “But the cartels are running Mexico — she’s not running Mexico.”
Then there was the message to Colombian President Gustavo Petro:
“He has cocaine mills, he has factories where he makes cocaine. And yeah, I think I stick by my first statement: He’s making cocaine. They’re sending it to the United States. So he does have to watch his ass.”
Trump also labeled Cuba, which relies on Venezuelan oil and furnished Maduro with security guards, and its president, Miguel Díaz-Canel, a “failing nation.”
This is about a subtle as a kick in the nads. This is a clear message that the carrot of negotiation hasn’t worked, so now it’s time for the big stick of unlubed diplomacy. In my opinion, Venezuela was the fastest, easiest, and most likely to succeed. Still, the entire operation only took a few hours. That sends a clear message that SHOULD be sending shockwaves through the hemisphere, but it doesn’t. Military power in the area:
- Brazil: Approximately 360,000 active-duty personnel. It is the largest military in South America and ranks 11th globally in overall military power. Brazil maintains the largest inventory of armored vehicles (including nearly 300 tanks and over 22,000 armored vehicles) and the largest air force in South America, with over 600 aircraft.
- Mexico: Approximately 412,000 personnel, the largest standing force in Latin America. Still, the largest problem with Mexico is the cartels, which effectively run the country. It would require a full scale invasion and a long term occupation to quell the issues there.
- Columbia: Approximately 310,000 active personnel.
- Venezuela: Approximately 120,000 active personnel, but we saw how long that lasted.
For all of the public bluster coming from those nations, I am sure that they are taking note of what Trump just did. This will give Trump some leverage at the negotiating table.
EDITED TO ADD:
Because I found it to be funny as hell, here you go:
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Chutes Magoo · January 4, 2026 at 12:53 pm
Now send an message to the traitors with dual citizenship destroying America from within!
Dirty Dingus McGee · January 4, 2026 at 1:33 pm
So Trump has popped one of the village bully’s upside the head and drug him into a back room to maybe stick his head in a vice. In the meantime there is a tribe of misfits that are emptying the village treasury and working to turn us into the country that just got “educated” Yeah, sending a message is all these other tin pot country’s is all well and good but does next to nothing for the home front. The war on drugs was lost many years ago, drugs won, and we continue down the path of extinction. i, for one, would really like to see something more done to eliminate the fraud that is being done on both the state and federal level and some type of reckoning for the actions of some of the past administrations. I recently read that the statute of limitations is about up on prosecuting any of the sham J6 committee members for their actions, same for the undercover provocateurs.
I probably should just shut the hell up and accept my/our fate as there is nothing one old fart can do to change the current trajectory. If i thought me popping the heads of 2-3 of the opposition would help, I would sacrifice myself for the cause. Problem is, it would only make the target a martyr and 2 more would pop up to replace them.
Divemedic · January 4, 2026 at 2:53 pm
The fight against fraud isn’t going to fought because too many people on both sides of the D/R uniparty are on the take.
Dirty Dingus McGee · January 4, 2026 at 5:30 pm
Truth
Honk Honk · January 4, 2026 at 1:43 pm
Sheinbaum is small hat so nothing will happen to her.
How many lifetime CPUSA (D) dependents will come from Venezuela to the land of free milk and honey for foreigners?
Danny · January 4, 2026 at 9:24 pm
Cuba — yeah about a hundred years too late on that one. Cuba should have been annexed or probably made a state long ago, but no — let’s make Hawaii a state! WTF.
The people of Cuba had to suffer – and many came to Florida and have helped build our nation.
Modern Day Jeremiah · January 4, 2026 at 10:18 pm
Maduro just discovered that the Dildo of Consequences seldom arrives lubed.