After the successful extraction of the narco-criminal Nicolas Maduro Moros and his partner-in-crime wife Cilia Adela Flores from Caracas on the night of January 3, 2026, Venezuela again stands at a critical crossroads. The present situation is akin to the pre-1998 elections when more than half of the Venezuelan population was below the poverty line, while national inflation exceeded 30 percent, and oil prices were in deep decline. Then, the voters overwhelmingly elected Lieutenant Colonel Hugo Chavez as President, who promised them the establishment of a fake utopian democracy, in which the poor would be rich and would have all the power. Predictably, this ubiquitous perfection failed completely and the hoax of “Chavismo/Chavezism” turned Venezuela into a Cuban-style political terrorist state.
Following his death in 2013, a former bus driver, Nicolas Maduro Moros, became the President of the country. The already well-advanced economic collapse, suffocating political tyranny, and institutional erosion plunged the country further down the path of hopeless poverty, mass migration, and a complete lacuna of democratic space. Ultimately, Maduro’s glaringly incompetent reign was only maintained with the patronage of Cuba, Russia, China, Iran, and a host of narco-terrorist organizations. For all these reasons, any serious discussion of Venezuela today must move beyond the emotion-laced false slogans and amateurish pseudo-legal arguments. The reality is that, if the essential political, economic, and social failures that existed in the past and are present today are not corrected, they will irreversibly doom Venezuela’s future, too.
Most importantly, ideology in any shape and form must give way to the dictums of integrity-based power relationships. The United States of America shall remain the strongest world power if it has an overwhelming principle upon which to act. This principle is genuine and unassailable legitimacy. Accordingly, the nonsensical notions of absolute equality of all the existing states, the uncritical glorification of multiculturalism, the barbaric maintenance of tyrannical regimes through merciless Kakistocracies have destroyed peace, stability and tranquility across the globe. These unintellectual pseudo-theories have exclusively served one purpose, namely, to demonize all those who disagree the slightest with those who have shamelessly propagated them. The results have been catastrophic.
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Instead of raising these self-destructive monster states and societies, they have almost succeeded in dragging down the developed democracies to their atrociously inhuman depth of animal-like existence. Having been blinded for almost a century, these barbaric tyrannies have spread fear that manifested itself in panicky destruction through ruthless violence as the only way to project power. Internationally, most of the newly formed states in Asia, Latin America, Africa, and the greater Middle East, following the 1955 Bandung Conference, have become corrupt, tyrannical regimes that brutally oppressed their peoples and have united in an existential war against the highly developed democracies.
Consequently, President Trump and the United States of America shall not be afraid of their actions in Venezuela. Contrary to the false narratives, President Trump’s United States of America has delivered an unequivocal message to these states that the era of tyrannical banditry is over. Therefore, President Trump and his administration must be proud of their courage to have broken the vicious circles of global destruction and lawless impunity. The only strategic question must be what issues and entities will have enduring influence to restore democracy in Venezuela. Confusing and unrealistic demands as well as fake moral arguments must be put aside decisively. What will matter creatively as well as productively is the reintegration of the many hostile forces and the restoration of legitimacy on all levels of government and beyond.
Abstract ideas must be kept in reserve and unity of purpose must be fostered even through compromises. In addition, the Trump administration must maintain constant relationships with all the parties, regardless of their current positions on the political spectrum. Moreover, once the domestic complexities of Venezuela are understood as much as humanly possible, the opponents must be encouraged to reach reasonable understandings. If it is impossible or impractical, decisions must be made about the continuing utility of each group and, if needed, divisions must be built quietly. To avoid failure or even collapse, temporary compromises must be made; however, not at the detriment of long-term objectives.
Clearly, the United States of America has the strength to redeem Venezuela by restoring the continuity of democratic traditions. This objective requires the establishment of clear domestic as well as foreign procedures. Thus, following the punishments of the main culprits who were involved in criminal activities against America and the rest of the world, the focus must be on the rebuilding of institutions, the selection of persons who will really govern according to democratic norms, and how America can gradually withdraw from managing Venezuela’s internal affairs.
Normalcy also must replace fear. Fear is destabilizing, while normalcy means certainty. Finally, the so-called Civic-Military Clique ruling class, imbued with Chavismo, must be dealt with. For this complex task, a special interagency group must be created, the responsibilities of which should be de-escalation, normalization, reintegration, and transfer of power. In this manner, reconstruction toward democratization can commence.
In closing, starting out from limitless political terrorism, Venezuela will hopefully end up with genuine democracy based on real and permanent stability. The United States of America must embrace its victory and the arduous task ahead. President Trump and his advisors must be wise enough to hold onto their strategy to restore full democracy in Venezuela. When Venezuela proves to be a success, like President Reagan’s 1983 intervention in Grenada, it will be remembered as an exemplary model for democratic transformation throughout the Western Hemisphere and across the globe.
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