Venezuela's interior minister says 100 people died in U.S. attack

Jan 7 (Reuters) - (This Jan 7 story has been refiled to fix the last name of Venezuela's interim president to Rodriguez, from Rodriquez, in paragraph 4)

Venezuela's interior minister Diosdado Cabello said late on Wednesday that 100 people died in the U.S. attack which removed President Nicolas Maduro from power on Saturday.

https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/venezuelas-interior-minister-says-100-people-died-us-attack-2026-01-08/

Why did these people need to die?

75-100 People killed, how can this be justified?

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4 minutes ago, Wydahoan said:

https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/venezuelas-interior-minister-says-100-people-died-us-attack-2026-01-08/

It doesn’t seem like anyone is questioning why killing almost 100 people was justified to capture one person.

22 minutes ago, Wydahoan said:

It doesn’t seem like anyone is questioning why killing almost 100 people was justified to capture one person.

I suppose that the argument will be made that these people were defending Maduro. But given that various military bases were bombed, I doubt that's entirely true. And given that Maduro was abducted on the grounds that this was a law enforcement operation, it begs the question about why other high-level members of the government who were similarly indicted were not only not targeted, but are now enjoying the favor of the Trump administration.

The I love Trump brigade is very silent on this topic.

I'm not sure why. They're not particularly reluctant to justify, and even celebrate, such slaughter.

The high death toll is a direct result of the "Absolute Resolve" strategy run by the current Executive Office stylized around a Dept of War led by an ex Fox News reporter. A high-speed, high-violence raid in an urban center that engages with a short attention span click bait audience. Innocent bystanders died. Whether that strategy is reckless or efficient depends on whether you believe the removal of Maduro justified the loss of life and the violation of international sovereignty. Most reasonable nations would find the loss of life unacceptable, hence the protests at US embassies world wide.

2 hours ago, Wydahoan said:

It doesn’t seem like anyone is questioning why killing almost 100 people was justified to capture one person.

Ask the Cuban military why it was there. Almost all the. deceased were Cubans.

Just now, Patong2021 said:

Ask the Cuban military why it was there. Almost all the. deceased were Cubans.

Can you back up your claim?

23 minutes ago, Hamus Yaigh said:

The high death toll is a direct result of the "Absolute Resolve" strategy run by the current Executive Office stylized around a Dept of War led by an ex Fox News reporter. A high-speed, high-violence raid in an urban center that engages with a short attention span click bait audience. Innocent bystanders died. Whether that strategy is reckless or efficient depends on whether you believe the removal of Maduro justified the loss of life and the violation of international sovereignty. Most reasonable nations would find the loss of life unacceptable, hence the protests at US embassies world wide.

Innocent bystanders? Who? Where? It was a heavily fortified military base. The casualties were primarily the Cuban military that Maduro entrusted with his personal safety as he distrusted his own people.

Just now, Patong2021 said:

Ask the Cuban military why it was there. Almost all the. deceased were Cubans.

From what I read, it was 32 Cuban security guards. Other military and civilian casualties.

1 minute ago, Patong2021 said:

Innocent bystanders? Who? Where? It was a heavily fortified military base. The casualties were primarily the Cuban military that Maduro entrusted with his personal safety as he distrusted his own people.

So Cubans are killed because they are Cubans?

And it doesn't matter what nationality or political persuasion the deceased were, they were needlessly murdered.

4 minutes ago, Patong2021 said:

Ask the Cuban military why it was there. Almost all the. deceased were Cubans.

How is that the business of Trump?

1 minute ago, cjinchiangrai said:

How is that the business of Trump?

Cuban military set up shop in Venezuela and kept Maduro in power. If it was alright for the Cubans to be operating in the country and managing a puppet state, one can argue that the USA had an interest of getting rid of it.

1 hour ago, Wydahoan said:

The I love Trump brigade is very silent on this topic.

Theres nothing else to say.

You started the thread and then couldn't stand that nobody cared so you had to reply to yourself 3-4 times. Pretty sad but funny too

6 minutes ago, Wydahoan said:

So Cubans are killed because they are Cubans?

No , they were killed because they were Maduro's designated bodyguards. Maduro was afraid of his own people that he relied on a foreign military to protect him. That should tell you that Maduro was in his position because he was kept there by Cuban intervention.

1 minute ago, Patong2021 said:

Cuban military set up shop in Venezuela and kept Maduro in power. If it was alright for the Cubans to be operating in the country and managing a puppet state, one can argue that the USA had an interest of getting rid of it.

So the Cubans with their all-powerful government did what ?

Again, you need to back up your conspiracy with something 🫩

3 minutes ago, Slowhand225 said:

Theres nothing else to say.

You started the thread and then couldn't stand that nobody cared so you had to reply to yourself 3-4 times. Pretty sad but funny too

I had noticed a similar comment in another thread about the “lefty brigade “ not commenting on a particular thread. So I figured I’d try to get mine going, and it seems to have worked. And I’m sorry if I look sad to you, I’m just an old man with a very damaged brain.

2 minutes ago, Hummin said:

So the Cubans with their all-powerful government did what ?

Again, you need to back up your conspiracy with something 🫩

What conspiracy? The Venezuelan's listed the casualties. The Cubans released names. The Cuban military presence has never been a secret.

The Cuban government says 32 of its nationals were killed during the US operation to seize Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro.

It described the dead as members of its armed forces and intelligence agencies were killed "in combat actions", declaring two days of national mourning. Cuba, a long-standing ally of Venezuela, has for years supplied Maduro with his personal security detail and has personnel throughout the Venezuelan military.

Thirty-two Cubans killed during US attack on Venezuela

Cuba's president said military and intelligence operatives were providing protection to captured leader Nicolás Maduro.

The only conspiracy might be the sudden removal of 8 cubans from the original 40.

9 minutes ago, Wydahoan said:

I had noticed a similar comment in another thread about the “lefty brigade “ not commenting on a particular thread. So I figured I’d try to get mine going, and it seems to have worked. And I’m sorry if I look sad to you, I’m just an old man with a very damaged brain.

Well I won't disagree with you on that. The political slogans seem to be recycled from the 1960's and 1970's.

24 minutes ago, HappyExpat57 said:

And it doesn't matter what nationality or political persuasion the deceased were, they were needlessly murdered.

They were not murdered. The Cuban government says they died in combat. Are you disagreeing with your friends in Cuba? 😄

The Cuban military formed the backbone of the Maduro suppression of people. The Cuban intelligence operatives are what kept him in power.

21 minutes ago, Patong2021 said:

Cuban military set up shop in Venezuela and kept Maduro in power. If it was alright for the Cubans to be operating in the country and managing a puppet state, one can argue that the USA had an interest of getting rid of it.

One could argue it but that would be wrong. Is Venezuela a puppet state of Cuba? Obvously not. It looks more like what both governments regarded as a mutually beneficial relationship. Does the US have the right to attack any country outside of Cuba where Cuban military troops are present?

1 minute ago, Alan Zweibel said:

One could argue it but that would be wrong. Is Venezuela a puppet state of Cuba? Obvously not. It looks more like what both governments regarded as a mutually beneficial relationship. Does the US have the right to attack any country outside of Cuba where Cuban military troops are present?

You need to check your double standard.

3 minutes ago, Patong2021 said:

They were not murdered. The Cuban government says they died in combat. Are you disagreeing with your friends in Cuba? 😄

The Cuban military formed the backbone of the Maduro suppression of people. The Cuban intelligence operatives are what kept him in power.

Again you focus only on what Fox/Newsmax et al TELL you to focus on.

Take a breath, then take a step back, take the Fox goggles off and look at the bigger picture.

Ready? OK, let's try again:

The US had NO BUSINESS BEING THERE. The people killed didn't have to die. They were murdered needlessly.

24 minutes ago, Patong2021 said:

Cuban military set up shop in Venezuela and kept Maduro in power. If it was alright for the Cubans to be operating in the country and managing a puppet state, one can argue that the USA had an interest of getting rid of it.

Daddy Vlad will not like it.

You are buying into the idea that the US has the right to intervene in a foreign government. One does not get to depose foreign governments because they are mean to another tinpot dictator.

It is an attempt at a money grab by Trump to get a cut of the oil, just like he wants a cut of Greenland minerals. Daddy Vlad wants the destruction of NATO, traitor Trump is helping.

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Seems like a hornets nest has been stirred up in Venezuela, what happens when there are US casualties? Will these be justified so someone can’t do a line of coke? And now threatening Mexican cartels. I remember when Biden pulled out of Afghanistan and people weren’t happy with 13 US servicemen being killed by a suicide bomber.

7 minutes ago, Patong2021 said:

You need to check your double standard.

You need to explain that comment. What party have I defended for attacking for launching an attack because of the presence of foreign armed forces in another country?