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The Trump Doctrine Rebuilds Fortress America
American Thinker ^ | 4 Jan, 2026 | J.B. Shurk

Posted on 01/04/2026 6:06:26 AM PST by MtnClimber

Early Saturday morning, details emerged of a U.S. military operation in Venezuela that effected the successful capture and extradition of Venezuela’s illegitimate president, Nicolás Maduro, to the United States. Delta Force operators executed a daring mission in Caracas while combat pilots led the effort to destroy key military installations on the ground. The narcoterrorist Maduro will no longer wield power over the Venezuelan people or serve as a conduit for America’s enemies to poison Americans and wage hybrid warfare against the United States. Maduro was blindfolded aboard the USS Iwo Jima as he began his journey toward becoming a criminal defendant in New York (maybe he’ll feel at home with fellow communist Zohran Mamdani at the helm in NYC).

President Trump reportedly warned the Venezuelan dictator weeks ago that if he refused to peacefully relinquish power and go into exile, the American military would reach down and collect him like an arm coming from the sky. As Vice President Vance dryly observed, “Maduro is the newest person to find out that President Trump means what he says.”

Hopefully this decapitation strike upon Venezuela’s illegitimate government serves as a warning to all communists and narcoterrorists in positions of power along latitudinal lines below America’s southern border: Your days of endangering the Western Hemisphere are numbered.

The success of this mission will lead casual observers to conclude that there were few risks. On the contrary, there were extraordinary risks. Putting U.S. servicemembers in harm’s way invites the possibility of catastrophe. When elite operators are tasked with complex objectives on battlefields with many unknown variables, the best laid plans lead the needle toward success only so far. The fact that Secretary of War Hegseth and the U.S. military executed this mission successfully while avoiding American losses is a testament to the planning, skill,

(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...


TOPICS: Society
KEYWORDS: americas; communism; nationalsecurity; security; westernhemisphere

1 posted on 01/04/2026 6:06:26 AM PST by MtnClimber
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To: MtnClimber

This could still blow up into a war. There are still many Maduro loyalists in high places and FARC will probably have something to say as well. Russia and Iran could continue to supply these people via Columbia.


2 posted on 01/04/2026 6:07:01 AM PST by MtnClimber (For photos of scenery, wildlife and climbing, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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To: MtnClimber

Yep. We broke it, we own it.


3 posted on 01/04/2026 6:10:22 AM PST by Sir_Humphrey (I'll support Trump when I think he's right. I'll oppose him when I think he's wrong. As it should be)
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To: MtnClimber

Venezuela real power holders did not disappear with the capture of Nicolás Maduro. Speaking with Steve Bannon, Oscar Ramirez explained that while Maduro’s removal is historic, the regime itself remains intact through two men who still control the military, justice system, and cartel networks inside the country.

WATCH THE CLIP BELOW:

https://warroom.org/venezuela-real-power-holders-cabello-padrino/

RT 3 m 40 s

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Remember Pres Trump saying something about a second wave? .I trust what Oscar is saying.

The job is not finished.

This is why Chucky and shifty and co. are going to try and block Trump from unraveling the global election fraud nexus that runs through all America’s enemies.

This is about national security, Monroe doctrine, and the nexus of global election fraud engineering.

If there is 1 war worth fighting, this is it.


4 posted on 01/04/2026 6:23:20 AM PST by cuz1961
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To: cuz1961

The oil is just e bonus 😁


5 posted on 01/04/2026 6:24:07 AM PST by cuz1961
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To: MtnClimber

President Trump Is Bringing America Back!


6 posted on 01/04/2026 6:49:29 AM PST by Iron Munro (Pamela Geller: Where Islam dominates democracy and non-muslims perish.)
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To: MtnClimber

A brilliantly planned and executed attack with precision surgical strikes does not a war make, and justifiably so.


7 posted on 01/04/2026 6:51:10 AM PST by equaviator (Nobody's perfect. That's why they put pencils on erasers!)
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To: MtnClimber

Coulda woulda shoulda. Let the Trump team cook. I trust them.


8 posted on 01/04/2026 7:51:57 AM PST by hotsteppa
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To: MtnClimber

https://twitter.com/TheRightMelissa/status/2007408531939717580


9 posted on 01/04/2026 7:59:42 AM PST by cuz1961
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To: cuz1961

Yes, I don’t think Trump mentioned the 2nd wave by accident. Likely we have to go back in at some point.


10 posted on 01/04/2026 8:36:25 AM PST by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: Sir_Humphrey

“We broke it, we own it.”

Thanks for the input, Colin Powell.

Now go away.

L


11 posted on 01/04/2026 8:37:55 AM PST by Lurker ( Peaceful coexistence with the Left is not possible. Stop pretending that it is.)
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To: MtnClimber

Trump Doctrine is America First.


12 posted on 01/04/2026 9:01:33 AM PST by Rappini ("In hoc Signo Vinces" In this sign, you shall conquer.)
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To: Taxman

ping


13 posted on 01/04/2026 9:53:34 AM PST by Taxman (We will never be a truly free people so long as we have the income tax and the IRS. )
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To: Lurker
“We broke it, we own it.” Thanks for the input, Colin Powell. Now go away.

All I am saying is that IF this transition goes sideways, we will be involved in fixing it. Trump alluded to as much when he said boots on the ground may be needed.

14 posted on 01/05/2026 4:07:02 AM PST by Sir_Humphrey (I'll support Trump when I think he's right. I'll oppose him when I think he's wrong. As it should be)
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