The US Attack on Venezuela - Explained - Good Times Bad Times (The 20s Report)

Summary of Operation Absolute Resolve

This excerpt describes a purported US military operation called "Operation Absolute Resolve," allegedly conducted on January 3rd, in which American forces captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and transported him to the United States to face narcotics charges.

Key Points:

The Operation:
- US cyber attack disabled Venezuela's energy infrastructure
- Delta Force operators extracted Maduro from a military complex in Caracas
- Maduro was transported to Guantanamo Bay, then New York for formal charges

Strategic Context:
- Trump frames this as implementing a revived **Monroe Doctrine** (dubbed the "Donroe doctrine" )
- Aims for complete US hegemony over the Western Hemisphere
- Explicitly rejects America's retreat from global policing within the Americas

Venezuela's Future:
- Vice President Delcy Rodríguez remains in control with the ruling elite
- Speculation about her cooperation with Washington
- Trump rejected opposition leader María Corina Machado as "too weak"

Oil Considerations:
- Venezuela has world's largest proven reserves, but mostly ultra-heavy crude
- Production collapsed from 3 million to 900,000 barrels/day
- Restoration would require ~$110 billion and 9 years
- Strategic value lies in blocking Chinese influence and pressuring Cuba

Next Targets:
- Cuba appears to be the primary next target, especially important to Secretary of State Marco Rubio
- Mexican and Colombian drug cartels
- Nicaragua's Daniel Ortega

Broader Implications:
- The video argues this represents a return to "might makes right" international relations
- Undermining of international law and UN effectiveness
- US joining China and Russia in disregarding legal norms