Posted on 05/08/2025 7:14:01 AM PDT by MtnClimber
Going Entebbe on the hostage-taking dictator, right in front of his patron, Vladimir Putin.
For Venezuela's fraudulently elected Nicolas Maduro, in Moscow to pay tribute to his patron Vlad Putin, yesterday was kind of embarrassing for both of them.
Way under the radar, Secretary of State Marco Rubio had been busy, figuring out a way to make both of them look like weaklings, and with perfect timing, he succeeded:
The U.S. welcomes the successful rescue of all hostages held by the Maduro regime at the Argentinian Embassy in Caracas.
Following a precise operation, all hostages are now safely on U.S. soil. Maduro's illegitimate regime has undermined Venezuela's institutions, violated human…— Secretary Marco Rubio (@SecRubio) May 7, 2025
According to Bloomberg News:
Five top aides of Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado escaped the country after the US helped them foil a siege of the Argentine Embassy in Caracas where they had been holed up for 15 months.
The group is now on US soil after a “precise operation” to free them, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Tuesday evening in a post on X, without elaborating.
Machado, who has spearheaded the strongest movement to end Nicolás Maduro’s 12-year rule, praised the “impeccable and epic operation for the freedom of five heroes of Venezuela.”
Maduro’s government had placed permanent check points surrounding the embassy, while his security forces took control of a private house neighboring the residence. The timing of the operation is still unclear, but it was announced when Maduro and other senior officials were in Russia to attend a parade to mark the 80th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany by the Soviet Union and its allies.
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Secretary Rubio is doing an outstanding job. One of President Trump’s best picks, along with Elon Musk and Pete Hegseth.
A feather in the MAGA cap.
I love that we did this while Maduro was in Moscow, singing a mutual defense agreement with Vlad.
And, there is not a mention of this in the MSM. Wanna guess why?
Oops. Wrong thread. Not sure how that happened.
Haha, you could post that in every thread and still be spot on :-)
Amen to that, and congratulations to all involved in the successful operation & President Trump who authorized it. 🙂👍
True dat.;-)
Agreed.
Trump has made some outstanding picks this time around.
Few things are as exciting as much as intellectual brilliance. When combined with extreme moral integrity and other primary virtues, the result is spectacular.
Those opposing Trump and all that he is doing reveal the abject mediocrity, at best, of their morality, integrity, and intellect.
You nailed it. Understanding what needs to be done, together with the will to do it no matter what the personal cost.
Who would have ever dreamed Marco Rubio would turn out to be this effective?
Yes. The Putinistas on FR will not be happy with this.
The FR Putinistas can’t get over their girl Kamala losing...
Yes. The Putinistas on FR will not be happy with this.
I’d like to know but probably shouldn’t know . . . Delta Force . . . Seals?
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