Public opinion on US military strikes in Venezuela is sharply divided, with strong support from some for intervention against the Maduro regime framed as a response to drug trafficking. However, a significant portion of commenters expresses skepticism, viewing the strikes as an ulterior motive for controlling oil resources rather than genuine humanitarian intervention. Ethical concerns regarding military action, legality, and the potential ramifications for civilians dominate discussions.

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Who wants to bet the mandatory military leaders meeting coming up is all about this war with Venezuela? For fucks sake.

McGonaGOALS731

He really wants us in a war so badly… bigly?

Qstrike

Didn’t venuzuela just have a bad earthquake a couple days ago?  What a cowardly stunt

feetuseeter

No matter how much they destabilize Venezuela, I really doubt they are going to get a convenient rebellion to remove Maduro. Trump is either going to have to put American boots on the ground, or return home in defeat.

Disasterhuman24

Did nobody else see Trumps eyes light up when he heard "no elections during war" from Zelensky? He's 100% looking to use this as an excuse to cancel elections.

Frostsorrow

And here you got the guy who wanted a nobel peace prize.

elbingmiss

This dude (trump) hates Venezuela more than anything. I guess Maduro and his cronies in particular. Maduro is public enemy #1 for trump, bondi, hesgeth, and the rest of the us government

Put3socks-in-it

So, the great peacemaker is going to invade another country.  Isn’t the military too busy invading the various citys across the US?

Tall_Caterpillar_380

the President of Peace planning which civilians he’s going to illegally butcher next

ilikechihuahuasdood

This is the war that they will start to stay in power.

Basilbitch

He's hoping it will be a popular war, which helps him and his party, but an unpopular war will sink the party faster than ever. Pretty big gamble, especially when the over-under is extremely not in his favor.

Udjet

Trump wants war with someone he thinks he can beat easily. Thats Venezuela. Once he starts the war he will claim that he cant hold elections during wartime.

HCAndroidson

Wasnt their big issue with the border crackdown with fent, while Venezuela produces cocaine.  This is a complete farce.

DisastrousAcshin

Release all the Epstein files... Except for the victims, unredacted!

Release the recording of Homan taking a bribe...........

Harry_Mud

Russia testing NATO by invading airspace with drones and jets. US attacking Venezuela for no fucking reason other than Trump is worried about his ratings and thinks a war with a random ass country will bring them back up. I hate this timeline.

RipComfortable7989

Pucksandpoop

Congress needs to pass a simple law: the president is absolutely and forever forbidden to drop a single bomb or fire a single shot in a foreign country for any reason at all without further Congressional action. Not for emergencies, not because it’s necessary, flatly forbidden.

CosmicQuantum42

cheesebrah

Why are we involved in Venezuela? Our country is literally falling apart and we have our own drug war to worry about.

EclecticEvergreen

megaplex66

Drug targets my ass - Trump and his buds want Venezuela's oil.

neegis666

Brought to you by the newly branded "Peaceful/Tolerant right". When they say "No new wars", they damn well mean it.

toastedninja

bonyponyride

Ya know, I was thinking last night about the 7 wars that he supposedly ended.  Maybe he should end the war on drugs.  Also the war on immigrants.  And the war on US democracy.  And the war on basic human decency.

VanDenBroeck

"This will distract them from the Epstein files for a few more days at least.."

capnfoo

Trump tweeted incessantly about Obama wanting to start wars to distract the public from low polling numbers.

This PEDOnald Chump is a pathetic degenerate and needs to resign

Professional_Clue66

MAGATs like it when brown people get blown up.

condensermike

So much for the “peace president” and “no new wars” façade huh?

MenaFWM

Another cunning plan from Dementia Don and Beer Pong Pete. This insane shitshow needs to end.

dodgyrogy

Hmm they’ll go after small boats potentially with drugs but the Sackler family is doing just fine here in America.

Minimum_Treacle_908

how long until we hear "ya'll ain't gonna believe this shit, but while we were winning the war on drugs - it turns out they've got a bunch of oil and gas hidden down there too, so we're gonna liberate the shit out of that country and introduce them to democracy for the low low price of extracting some (or all) of their precious natural resources"?

jefbenet

[deleted]

Is he acutally fucking braindead? How much worse can he make this jesus

FriezaDeezNuts

Start screen capping all MAGA who said that Trump won't start wars

Hellstorm901

Hypocrite_reddit_mod

SpudgeBoy

But they released the Earhart files, isn't that what everyone was asking for?

steven_cornthrob

Oh here comes real life Central American War from Cyberpunk 2020.

xdeltax97

cozycorner

Why the fuck does have to stick his dick in everything?? Oh, wait . . .

Educational-Milk3075

Isn't the drug cartel in Mexico a bigger issue? Regardless, release the epstein files.

firmmangoseed

Operation Menu for the new millennium; all of the idiocy but none of the secrecy...

utriptmybitchswitch

It's very clear and obvious that Trump has been installed by a foreign nation to cripple the US from within.

2016 - recorded audio of him saying he grabs women by the pussy. This alone would end any political career.

"concepts of a plan" No American in their right mind would vote for that. The election was rigged with Elons help.

This is all an act, a show, being played by Trump and his goons, orchestrated by another nation (someone with alot of power and money put Trump in that seat) all of it is designed to sow discord and chaos within America.

China will attack Taiwan and Russia will attack NATO, all while Donald Dipshit is at the helm.

Anyone who thinks otherwise is just ignorant. Period.

Upset-Week3861

Keep all the countries with natural resources unstable in south america is great old plan.

moneyzone7

Don't they mean strikes on non-corporate drug targets?

Eightimmortals

Hopefully we still have military leaders that will stand up to Trump.

RMRdesign

Even for the false premise someone is doing actually something against drugs cartels since in all Latin America it is known that they are protected and have tied with those in charges. Let’s just hope these actions extends to the rest of Latin America, including Brazil

xXXNightEagleXXx

For Christ’s sake, let’s save ourselves some money and release the Epstein Files!

mfeldmannRNE

... this is a "special" anti-drug military operation?? This truly is the culmination of not calling a spade a spade foreign war-wise for decades.

uplandsrep

No doubt Petey H is just trying to eliminate his dealers competition for a discount

HenriettaSyndrome

No-Law9829

With all high ranking officers in one place next week drug cartels have a very ironic window of opportunity.

Cheddaagoblin

If we put boots on the ground FARC and co will tear our asses apart with ambushes in the city and jungle. 

Of course FARC will be dressed as civilians when they are doing it. Why not? It works too well. It creates paranoia in the US troops about regular civilians and makes the occupation go bad very fast since the tension just goes up up up.

And we'd have to destroy FARC to stop the trafficking. Maduro is just a by chance figurehead. Unless the labs and entire smuggling network and China and Russia are stopped then the fentanyl ain't stopping either.

The drug lords don't care if Maduro is dead. Or los soles in general-as long as the infrastructure and majority of the narcos remain, the trafficking barely slows down

Over_Technology_1707

I dont care much about maduro, if he gets bombed , idfc

redneptune2

Whether one likes Trump or not, putting Maduro’s head on a spike would perhaps be the only act of real value by the most infame president I have ever seen in the US. I give my blessings from Brazil.

TheKeeperOfThePace

# U.S. preparing options for military strikes on drug targets inside Venezuela, sources say

Sept. 26, 2025, 5:37 PM GMT-4

By Courtney Kube, Gabe Gutierrez and Katherine Doyle

WASHINGTON — U.S. military officials are drawing up options to target drug traffickers inside Venezuela, and strikes within that country’s borders could potentially begin in a matter of weeks, four sources told NBC News.

Those sources are two U.S. officials familiar with the planning and two other sources familiar with the discussions. They spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the plans publicly.

Striking inside Venezuela would be another escalation in the Trump administration’s military campaign against alleged drug targets and its stance toward Venezuela’s government.

In recent weeks, the U.S. military struck at least three boats from Venezuela allegedly carrying narco-traffickers and drugs that could threaten Americans, President Donald Trump said on Truth Social. The administration has not provided evidence that drugs were on all of those boats. But an official in the Dominican Republic, alongside one from the U.S. Embassy there, did say at a press conference Sunday that drugs were found in the water after one strike.

Strikes inside Venezuela could happen in the next several weeks, but the president has not approved anything yet, the four people said. Two of them and an additional official familiar with the discussions said that the [United States’ recent military escalation](https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/us-deploys-warships-near-venezuela-combat-drug-threats-sources-say-2025-08-18/) is in part a result of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro not doing enough, in the administration’s view, to stop the flow of illegal drugs out of his country.

The plans being discussed primarily focus on drone strikes against drug trafficking groups’ members and leadership, as well as targeting drug labs, the four sources said.

Asked for comment, the White House referred NBC News to this previous statement from the president: “We’ll see what happens. Venezuela is sending us their gang members, their drug dealers and drugs. It’s not acceptable.” The Pentagon declined to comment.

Some Trump administration officials are disappointed that the United States’ military escalation does not appear to have weakened Maduro’s grip on power or prompted any significant response, the official familiar with the discussions said. The White House has faced more pushback on the strikes against the drug boats than it anticipated, prompting the administration to think carefully about next steps, the official familiar with the discussions said.

That includes discussions between the U.S. and Venezuela through Middle Eastern leaders serving as intermediaries, NBC News has learned. According to a senior administration official, Maduro has spoken to those intermediaries about concessions he would be willing to make to remain in power. The senior administration official would not specify which countries are acting as intermediaries beyond saying that they are allies.

Trump is “prepared to use every element of American power to stop drugs from flooding into our country and to bring those responsible to justice,” the senior administration official said.

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narfus

Yo siento que van a bombardear en las minas o vainas en medio de la selva, en el fondo quiero que bombardeen fuerte tiuna o miraflores o algo así

LisetteAugereau

Admins, ya vayan cambiando la bandera de Venezuela por una estadounidense /s

Money_Library_5041

Nos van a jugar una estilo Irán por máximo en mi opinión, yo soy fiel a la pizarrita

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thawmediaAGAIN

chvguitar

Tiene sentido, solo a un pais de brutos se le ocurre elegir presidente a un golpista y poner una banda criminal a gobernar.

ED209F

[Las fuentes fidedignas:](https://www.caracaschronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Dve2uQsWkAATJpE-444x269.jpg) "Así como me lo pasaron..."

DepressedWitch21

stickvenezuela

La gente que se anda quejando de que habrán bajas civiles y etc, que será malo y etc...

Lamentablemente éso es lo que sucede cuando se deja el control de un país a manos de un grupo narcoterrorista que sólo le importa aliarse con la peor escoria del mundo para mantenerse en el poder.

Si hubiera un apice de concordancia entre lo que se dice querer y lo que se está dispuesto a hacer para obtenerlo, estaríamos en Miraflores limpiando nosotros mismos esta mierda.

Lamentablemente esto es lo que sucede cuando se dejan las cosas en manos de terceros: no se le pueden poner exigencias, porque sencillamente, uno no hizo lo que se debía hacer.

Duelale a quien le duela.

ImmunochemicalTeaser

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Así me imagino yo a esas “fuentes confiables”

North-Flower-5963

Que apunten bein, pero adelante. Lo que se va perder no se va llorar mucho

LordDeathScum

Interesante posición, vamos a ir con drones a hacer ataques quirúrgicos qué van en contra de los ~~terroristas~~ narcotraficantes en  ~~medio oriente~~ Venezuela.


Por que eso nunca dejó daños colaterales civiles inocentes y pendejos que estaban por ahí escoñetados. Ah también acabó con los talibanes, ahora sólo existen gobernando en Afganistán con las armas que costaba mucho mudar de regreso. 


Sean serios esta vaina no va a terminar en que se acaben los narcos del gobierno. No no tengo un coño que proponer de alternativa pero hacer que se mueran los demás inocentes, por guevones y estar en el lugar equivocado en el momento equivocado no es. 

No0nesSlickAsGaston

Hola hijo de puta experto en debido proceso cuyo nombre no puedo mencionar, si te cae una de esas en tu casa y dicen que tenias un tunel debajo del clan del golfo igual voy a presumir tu inocencia y la de tu familia

This_Loss_1922

Este es el problema. Estados Unidos no debería estar metiéndose en los asuntos de drogas de otro país, y mucho menos hablando de ataques dentro de Venezuela. Si la preocupación son las drogas que entran a América, lo lógico es enfocarse en reforzar las fronteras, la aduana y los programas de tratamiento, no en escalar conflictos en el extranjero.

Cada vez que EE.UU. se ha metido en América Latina con excusas como luchar contra el comunismo, restaurar la democracia o ahora combatir las drogas, la situación ha terminado peor. Guatemala, Nicaragua, Panamá, El Salvador… la historia se repite con más violencia, más inestabilidad y más resentimiento.

Si llegan a ocurrir estos ataques, no se va a quedar en “objetivos de carteles.” Habrá muertos civiles, violación de soberanía y le dará a Maduro la excusa perfecta para invitar tropas rusas o chinas a la región. Eso arrastraría a toda América Latina a un conflicto mayor.

Y la pregunta es clara: ¿por qué no lo hicieron en México, donde los carteles de verdad azotan al pueblo? Porque en México no existe la misma división en cuanto a soberanía nacional. Ahí no se atreven.

Si EE.UU. de verdad quiere enfrentar el problema de las drogas, debería empezar en casa: reducir la demanda, frenar el lavado de dinero y asegurar sus propias fronteras. Convertir a Venezuela en el próximo campo de batalla solo creará otra crisis que no termina nunca.

The_household_PG

eddietours1

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This is not out of the realm of possibility

BR678247BR

Ka-Is-A-Wheelie

Remember gents, look for the Addams apple and big hands when selecting your hookers…

No adams apple and no big hands…. Tell ‘em to kick rocks

You want a real lady

Jodies-9-inch-leg

Librarian-Putrid

Is this what the general staff meeting was for? I saw scuttlebutt about it being about standards or something, but preparation for a military narco operation seems more believable

maybeitsundead

Well, you guys will get all the thick latinas yall want down there happy hunting. Ask and you shall receive.

lastofthefinest

alucard2518

Source: Previous Navy, fan of global politics.

Right now it's gunboat diplomacy mode. Park your ships outside and lightly harass(relatively), while using up the other countries resources, and put a bounty on the head of the dictator.

This creates a dilemma(Ven. has options, but none of them are good). Most strongmen dictators, need to portray themselves being among the most powerful people on the planet, doing nothing in response makes them look relatively weak compared to their hometown propaganda machines narrative for years, doing something risks the USA coming back with a large escalation.

Russia, Iran, and China etc.. are expected to rub salt in the wounds of the USA. With minimal effectiveness.

The chances of the USA attacking probably about 10%.. But the world is upside down and run by morons.... so anything can happen.

But the chances of this being another Epstein files distraction 90%.

Note: I do not support the peedocheeto-in chief. Do what you will with this info.

MakeITNetwork

Monte_Cristos_Count

He'll probably wait until he needs a distraction. Like if it turns out we're in a recession, or the midterms are coming up, etc.

Namika

VelVeetaLasVegas

There is no way of knowing , so far its’s been a psychological game mostly executed by the U.S but I can only speculate that the attack plans made by the Pentagon are ready and trump is just waiting for the “right moment “, but if he waits too long then he loses momentum and credibility. 

My guess is that if he does do something it would be within next 3 weeks. ( assuming no escalation from Venezuelan side)

Sensitive_Judgment23

Yes, I think he is waiting for them to pull something before he makes his next move.

No-Bonus-7045

Small scale. Declare that we have an active war and can enact emergency powers to make Trump a dictator. People deported without trials. National Guars in more cities. Elections canceled. Treaties torn up. 

Grifting until he is a trillionaire

OldNewbie616

The more Epstein stays in the news cycle, the more likely the US military will attach Venezuela or Chicago for that matter

Pokerhobo

generic-affliction

zztop610

Seen it before in Panama. I could see a spec ops raid to take his leadership out and replace with a puppet government.

Intrepid_Pear8883

No.  They'll be too busy attacking the USA for some goddamn reason.

Exciting_Turn_9559

No because he's too busy trying to invade the United States

Chumlee1917

Come-now

Probably same thing done in Yemen. Do a few precision air strikes, claim victory, everyone forgets about it after a month.

Effective_Job_2555

Traditional-Win-5440

No. What do they get out of it? It's possible that regime change could really help the Venezuelan people if it's done effectively, but what does it do for US decision makers. Risk is could be quagmire if it goes badly. Before you say they could take their oil, and they do have massive reserves of oil, tell me about the mechanics of how they take, extract and sell their oil over a 30 year period if Venezuelans don't accede to it.

Plane-Awareness-5518

Only if they strike a boat. Until then probably more gun boat diplomacy

Ct-5736-Bladez

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Texas_Sam2002

No, as long as they don’t touch the boats. If they are suicidal enough to fire on a warship, then all bets are off.

WSquared0426

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