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Boo1

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2. It was clear

Reply to Melon (Original post)

Tue Jan 6, 2026, 02:13 AM

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that no air defense was being mounted. Chinooks flying low over the city untouched was a pretty big give away that the Venezuelan MIlitary wasn't planning to even defend Maduro.

The entire operation could have quickly gone sideways had one of those birds went down and I seriously doubt SOCOM is going to risk a bunch of teir 1 operators unless they are certain those guns were going to stay quiet.

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Notes from a business call this morning. Venezuela [View all] Melon Tuesday OP

Sound right except his "Mexico connection" is practically verbatim out of the DoJ's recent indictment of Maduro AZJonnie Tuesday #1

I don't know. I haven't read the indictment so I didn't Melon Tuesday #8

I totally get it and sorry if it came off as me questioning your reportage in any way AZJonnie Tuesday #12

Thanks. I was just considering erasing the entire thing Melon Tuesday #13

It was clear Boo1 Tuesday #2

Not true they were unmanned. They were jammed, disarmed or destroyed. AloeVera Tuesday #3

You can believe anything you want Boo1 Tuesday #5

As can you. Believe what you want. AloeVera Tuesday #14

I wonder if that business owner supported the right wing coup in 2002. David__77 Tuesday #4

Give me a break Prairie Gates Tuesday #6

I didn't consider any of this "right wing " talking points Melon Tuesday #7

... Prairie Gates Tuesday #9

I guess he'll see it all sorted out in their impending civil war. BannonsLiver Tuesday #10

I live in South Florida. I do business with a lot of Cubans and connected people from South America In It to Win It Tuesday #11

"Large business owners" and "well-connected"....hmm...I BET they're happy.... AloeVera Tuesday #15

I don't have contacts with the truly poor. Melon Tuesday #18

Are the Venezuelans like this man of the opinion BootinUp Tuesday #16

I just didn't push deeper. Melon Tuesday #17