# The US is currently attacking Caracas (Venezuela), has captured Maduro

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**Created:** [January 3, 2026, 6:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-us-is-currently-attacking-caracas-venezuela-has-captured-maduro/1026296 "2026-01-03T06:49:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\
**Post date:** [January 3, 2026, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-us-is-currently-attacking-caracas-venezuela-has-captured-maduro/1026296/60 "2026-01-03T13:03:09Z")

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There is already a relevant pit thread, for those interested:

> [@Countdown to war with Venezuela](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/countdown-to-war-with-venezuela/1025201):
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> [Trump says US land action against alleged drug trafficking networks in Venezuela will start ‘very soon’](https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/27/politics/trump-says-us-land-action-in-venezuela-very-soon) Well of course he desperately NEEDS a war to distract, and to rescue his plummeting approval ratings. He’s going to get thousands killed at a minimum. And the spineless coward Republicans in Congress are going to let him.

Please remember this is MPSIMS, and behave accordingly. Also, consider posting in hajario’s breaking news thread, linked above.

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