https://freerepublic.com/tag/taworldpolice/ en-us Sat, 3 Jan 2026 22:06:41 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4360268/posts I'm probably one of the most antiwar posters on Free Republic. I hate every bit of what we're doing in the Mideast and Europe. Deploying troops to Syria and Gaza, funding and aiding the Ukraine s**thole. Constantly warring with other nations on behalf of our (lol) "allies." It's all folly, even evil. This is hitting different. Venezuelan Communist criminals confiscated -literally stole - American oil fields, private property that belonged to Americans and American companies. Nobody has been held to account until now. Maduro is a criminal dictator who fk'd with our electoral and immigration systems in a major way.... Free Republic https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4360268/posts#comment Sat, 3 Jan 2026 22:06:41 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4360169/posts Republican Senator Mike Lee of Utah, who had earlier questioned whether the U.S. attack was constitutional, said in a X post on Saturday that Secretary of State Marco Rubio told him the U.S. operation "was deployed to protect and defend those executing the arrest warrant."..."This action likely falls within the president's inherent authority under Article II of the Constitution to protect U.S. personnel from an actual or imminent attack," Lee added. CNBC (Business Website) https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4360169/posts#comment Sat, 3 Jan 2026 12:29:53 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/4360170/posts As video of U.S. military operations inside Venezuela began to surface on social media, President Donald Trump has announced that overnight the U.S. military carried out a “large scale strike” against Venezuela and captured President Nicolas Maduro. The Conservative Treehouse https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/4360170/posts#comment Sat, 3 Jan 2026 12:41:44 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4360161/posts At least seven explosions and low-flying aircraft were heard around 2am local time on Saturday (Jan 3) in Caracas, while Venezuela's government says attacks also took place in the states of Miranda, Aragua and La ‌Guaira.Venezuela rejects "military aggression" by the United States, the government of President Nicolas Maduro said in a statement early on Saturday (Jan 3). SNIP It was not immediately clear what was behind the explosions. Venezuela’s government, the Pentagon and White House did not immediately respond to requests for comment. ⁠However, a US official told Reuters early on Saturday that the US is carrying out strikes... Channel News Asia https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4360161/posts#comment Sat, 3 Jan 2026 09:06:56 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4360153/posts Possible US airstrikes YouTube https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4360153/posts#comment Sat, 3 Jan 2026 07:17:03 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4360148/posts Loud explosions, accompanied by sounds resembling aircraft flyovers, were heard in Caracas around 2:00 am (06:00 GMT) Saturday, an AFP journalist reported. The explosions come as US President Donald Trump, who has deployed a navy task force to the Caribbean, has raised the possibility of ground strikes against Venezuela. Thick columns of black smoke also rose over the city’s skyline. On Monday, Trump claimed a strike had been carried out against a "docking facility" in the country, though today’s blasts appear to be centered within the capital's metropolitan core rather than on the coast. Roya https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4360148/posts#comment Sat, 3 Jan 2026 06:38:44 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4360154/posts At least seven explosions and low-flying aircraft were seen in the Venezuelan capital of Caracas amid Donald Trump's escalating threats against its leader Nicolas Maduro. Airplanes, loud noises and at least one column of smoke were being heard and seen in Venezuelan capital Caracas in the early hours of Saturday morning, witnesses told Reuters. It is not immediately clear what caused the blasts. CNN reported the blasts began at 1:50am local time and one targeted Fort Tiona, which is where the Venezuelan ministry of defense is headquartered. The southern area of the city, which is near a major military base,... Daily Mail UK https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4360154/posts#comment Sat, 3 Jan 2026 07:32:26 GMT