U.S. Launches Strikes, Captures Maduro: A New Era in VenezuelaThe U.S. has taken a significant step in Venezuela, launching strikes and capturing longtime leader Nicolas Maduro. This marks the most direct U.S. intervention in Latin America since the Panama invasion in 1989. Maduro, accused of turning Venezuela into a narco-state and stealing the 2024 election, was reportedly captured by special forces and taken to the U.S. for trial.Reactions to the operation have been mixed. Maduros supporters reported civilian and military deaths, while allies like Russia, Cuba, and Iran condemned the move as a sovereignty violation. Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, a recent Nobel winner, has remained silent.Latin American leaders have also split on the issue, with Argentinas Javier Milei cheering the new freedom, but Mexico and Brazils Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva condemning it as overreach. The U.S. has not yet announced whether it will push out other top figures like Vice President Delcy Rodriguez or let them step in.President Trump has promised more details at an eleven a.m. press conference, leaving questions about Maduros fate, the legal basis for the strikes, and Venezuelas next chapter hanging in the air. This development echoes old interventions like the Monroe Doctrine, marking a new era in Venezuelas history.

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