Breaking News - Venezuela under US rule

[Qapla]

There is breaking news that the US captures Venezuela's president and not controls the country.  It should be interesting to see how this may fit into unfolding world events ...

 

https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/venezuela-explosions-caracas-intl-hnk-01-03-26

 

https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/venezuela-explosions-caracas-intl-hnk-01-03-26

 

https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/venezuela-explosions-caracas-intl-hnk-01-03-26

 

https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/venezuela-explosions-caracas-intl-hnk-01-03-26

 

https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/venezuela-explosions-caracas-intl-hnk-01-03-26

 

[trottigy]

I wonder if Russia had done this with President Zelensky instead of all out war - how things would have turned out.

 

[Hannah]

King of the South is showing his teeth ...telling the king of the North : 

This is my territory ...I decide ...

Dan. 11:40

"In the time of the end the king of the south will engage with him in a pushing"

[trottigy]

Well, Russia seems to busy to do much about any of this: Israel, Iran, Venezuela, etc.

 

Maybe it's time for China to fully take over Taiwan. They may not get a better time.

Edited January 3 by trottigy

[Jim Jam]

2 hours ago, Hannah said:

King of the South is showing his teeth ...telling the king of the North : 

This is my territory ...I decide ...

Dan. 11:40

"In the time of the end the king of the south will engage with him in a pushing"

 

You are right, I didn't know that Venezuela was allied with Russia

 

[Brandon]

[Brandon]

https://www.economist.com/the-americas/2026/01/03/donald-trump-wants-to-run-venezuela-and-dominate-the-western-hemisphere 

- bypass paywall: https://archive.is/S3jwF

Edited January 3 by Brandon

[New World Explorer]

6 hours ago, trottigy said:

Well, Russia seems to busy to do much about any of this: Israel, Iran, Venezuela, etc.

 

Maybe it's time for China to fully take over Taiwan. They may not get a better time.

If this happens Japan said they might step in ... it would be messy and not as easy as it appears. 

[Barbllm]

Does Trump think that this is his 9/11?  Things are going to get worse quickly and Republicans will cheer it on. They will try to go after anyone who criticizes this as not being patriotic and anti-American much like they did during the Bush years. 

 

The problem is that Trump doesn't have the patience to manage a war campaign.  He wants whatever he says to happen immediately and then he expects to be praised for having a great idea which magically fixed everything. 

 

Former President Bush was riding a wave of post-9/11 nationalism when he went into Afghanistan, and he got the US into Iraq after several weeks of build-up about how they were evil, hated all Americans, and must be stopped.  FOX News and a lot of the mainstream outlets helped, and no one said no except those bleeding-heart liberals and whiny college students.  And when Iraq turned out to be -- no kidding! -- a huge mistake, he still kept the narrative going that it was the better option, and that to do nothing would have been worse.

 

Trump doesn't seem to have any groundswell of goodwill behind him, just a lot of citizens who are paying more for basic necessities. His government went from randomly attacking and destroying boats that he claimed had drugs, to a coup with no attempt to explain or rationalize why it had to be done, or why Venezuela was a threat to the country.  And most importantly, now that it's over, he's going to forget it and move on.  He's not interested in cleaning up afterward, even though managing the aftermath of an attack is the critical part.

 

[Dages]

8 hours ago, trottigy said:

I wonder if Russia had done this with President Zelensky instead of all out war - how things would have turned out.

 

KotS is the number 1 superpower, as we know. 

[Dustparticle]

4 hours ago, New World Explorer said:

If this happens Japan said they might step in ... it would be messy and not as easy as it appears. 

 

‘The world is marching toward WW3

[New World Explorer]

37 minutes ago, Dustparticle said:

 

‘The world is marching toward WW3

Maybe? Maybe not …. But turmoil is here for sure. 
Things can quickly escalate or settle down …. In the meantime Jehovah can act suddenly and make things very different overnight. 

[Sweet Tooth]

14 hours ago, trottigy said:

Maybe it's time for China to fully take over Taiwan. They may not get a better time.

what if that happens and TSMC is under China, do we expect an economic shock for the semiconductor industry?  

[Ishaya]

I think it's good news,Maduro's regime has caused our brothers to suffer so much hardship in Venezuela.

I just hope that someone that is better at international relations and economic progress will take over.

 

[LeolaRootStew]

49 minutes ago, Ishaya said:

I think it's good news,Maduro's regime has caused our brothers to suffer so much hardship in Venezuela.

I just hope that someone that is better at international relations and economic progress will take over.

 

 

That is not neutral.

[Jim Jam]

6 minutes ago, LeolaRootStew said:

 

That is not neutral.

 

Paul said to pray Jehovah with the hope that political leaders take decisions that benefit the brothers (1 Timothy 2:1–2) 

Edited January 4 by Jim Jam

[LeolaRootStew]

5 minutes ago, Jim Jam said:

 

Paul said to pray Jehovah with the hope that political leaders take decisions that benefit the brothers (1 Timothy 2:1–2) 

 

A bit more than that was said...

[dljbsp]

Neutrality isn’t broken by awareness. Reading the news!

It’s broken by approval, preference, or emotional investment in a political outcome.
 

1 Timothy 2:1–2 teaches us to pray about those in authority as they currently exist, asking that their decisions allow us to live quiet, peaceable lives and continue our worship. It does not instruct us to pray for a different government to take over because it might treat our brothers better.

 

Praying for workable conditions under existing authorities is neutral.

Praying for regime change, or expressing hope that another power will rule, is not.

 

Neutrality means we do not ask Jehovah to favor one political outcome over another. We trust Him to care for His people regardless of who is in power.

 

[Shawnster]

54 minutes ago, Jim Jam said:

 

Paul said to pray Jehovah with the hope that political leaders take decisions that benefit the brothers (1 Timothy 2:1–2) 

 

But he did not say rejoice over regime change. 

 

 

[Brandon]

1 hour ago, Ishaya said:

Maduro's regime has caused our brothers to suffer so much hardship in Venezuela

Please don’t speak for witnesses in Venezuela unless you have some real quotes from them

[Jimi-L]

The world's stormy seas are crashing onto the continents!
 

We are living in the most unstable times. It is important to remain calm and neutral. Let us remember that this "Operation Absolute Resolve" does not solve anything. It is only "pushing", "contending", "clashing”. It has been written. (Daniel ch. 12)

[Jim Jam]

 

 

17 minutes ago, Brandon said:

Please don’t speak for witnesses in Venezuela unless you have some real quotes from them

 

>"The social and economic crisis in Venezuela continues. Access to food, water, fuel, and medicine is severely limited because of shortages and high prices. Frequent power outages have intensified the food shortages, as the lack of power interferes with refrigeration. Crime is a constant concern"

https://www.jw.org/en/news/region/venezuela/spiritual-activities-increase-despite-challenges/

 

Edited January 4 by Jim Jam

[Jim Jam]

18 minutes ago, Shawnster said:

But he did not say rejoice over regime change. 

 

True 

 

Rejoicing is only warranted if the regime change favors our religion but not before

Edited January 4 by Jim Jam

[LeolaRootStew]

25 minutes ago, Jim Jam said:

 

True 

 

Rejoicing is only warranted if the regime change favors our religion but not before

 

But we still wouldn't rejoice about the regime change, we would rejoice that our brothers are faring well.

[Jim Jam]

8 minutes ago, LeolaRootStew said:

 

But we still wouldn't rejoice about the regime change, we would rejoice that our brothers are faring well.

 

If we rejoice over the effect we rejoice over the cause

Edited January 4 by Jim Jam