Trump Praises US Military For Venezuela Strikes, Reveals Plans For Country's Future

Washington: Donald Trump has opened up on the US military strike on Venezuela and has heaped lavish praise on the American forces who captured the country’s president Nicolas Maduro after bombing the capital Caracas. 

What has Trump said?

Talking to the media about Saturday’s attack, Trump stated that no American lives were lost in the operation. He informed that he watched the operation live, describing it as if he were watching a television show. He mentioned that it was dark is Caracas when the attack started and that the US forces had waited four days for clear weather before launching the operation.

Trump said that the American Delta Force first conducted an air strike on the Venezuelan capital, followed by an attack on Nicolás Maduro's residence. No American soldiers were harmed in the attack. Although there were attempts to target the American aircraft during the operation, everyone returned safely to American soil.

Trump said the US soldiers had weapons for every situation. The soldiers entered a place that was almost impossible to penetrate. There were steel doors, which were breached in an instant. He emphasized that his soldiers are incredible and have conducted some of the best operations in the world.

What about the future of Venezuela?

Speaking to the media, Trump said that the future of Venezuela after this operation would be decided soon. 

“The ‍United States is going to ‌be ‘very strongly involved’ in Venezuela’s oil industry in the wake of the operation ⁠to capture Venezuelan President Nicolas ⁠Maduro,” he said.

 “We ‌have the greatest ‍oil companies in ‍the world, the biggest, the greatest, and we’re going to ⁠be very much involved in it,” he added.

Earlier, following the airstrikes, Trump took to social media to announce that the US military has taken Maduro and his wife into custody.
 
"The United States of America has successfully carried out a large scale strike against Venezuela and its leader, President Nicolas Maduro, who has been, along with his wife, captured and flown out of the country," Trump said in a statement on social media.

What do we know about the US strikes?

Caracas, the capital of Venezuela, was rocked by several explosions during the early hours of Saturday as US president Donald Trump announced that the American military had carried out a “large-scale strike”. As the explosions rang out, residents ran out of their homes and gathered in the streets. The sudden blasts caused panic in the city and raised serious concerns about the safety of citizens. People sought refuge in safer places with their families. There was chaos in the surrounding areas.

What is the significance of the operation?

Saturday’s military amounts to the removal of a sitting president without a declared war or full-scale invasion. This operation by the US military has few parallels in recent decades. This operation has been compared to the actions against Saddam Hussein and Osama bin Laden. 

According to experts, Saturday’s events are comparable to the 1989 US operation to seize Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega. Similar to Maduro, Noriega had claimed victory in controversial elections and was accused of drug trafficking by Washington.