{"id":115709,"date":"2026-01-03T18:19:43","date_gmt":"2026-01-03T23:19:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/rebecca-grant-the-strategic-logic-of-operation-absolute-resolve-115709"},"modified":"2026-01-03T18:19:43","modified_gmt":"2026-01-03T23:19:43","slug":"rebecca-grant-the-strategic-logic-of-operation-absolute-resolve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/rebecca-grant-the-strategic-logic-of-operation-absolute-resolve-115709","title":{"rendered":"REBECCA GRANT: The strategic logic of Operation Absolute Resolve"},"content":{"rendered":"
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President Donald Trump<\/a> has taken a bold step in his campaign to yank Venezuela back from the brink \u2013 and to keep China out of the Western Hemisphere.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Operation Absolute Resolve was a stunning tactical success by U.S. military forces.\u00a0Now comes the hard part: remodeling Venezuela without creating a quagmire.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Nabbing illegitimate president Nicolas Maduro was another masterpiece orchestrated by Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan “Razin” Caine. Like the Operation Midnight Hammer\u2019s strikes on Iran\u2019s nuclear facilities last June, this operation involved over 150 aircraft<\/a> and built on America\u2019s complete air dominance<\/a>.\u00a0Caine credited the “years of experience hunting for terrorists.”\u00a0 Intelligence agencies mapped every moment of Maduro\u2019s routine \u2013 down to his pets.<\/p>\n

“We watched, we waited, we prepared,” Caine explained Saturday.\u00a0U.S. ships and aircraft were poised on a trigger alert for days.\u00a0 Then, the weather broke, with coastal fog lifting just enough for “the most skilled aviators in the world” to fly in to get Maduro, as joint forces laid down a corridor of layered effects.<\/p>\n

WHAT IS DELTA FORCE AND WHAT DO THEY DO? INSIDE THE ELITE US ARMY UNIT THAT CAPTURED MADURO<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

U.S. forces achieved total surprise.\u00a0Down went Venezuela\u2019s Russian-supplied air defenses, as the U.S. Space Force and U.S. Cyber Command blanked out and blinded Venezuela\u2019s military coordination to “create a pathway” for the helicopters, in Caine\u2019s words.\u00a0Special Forces helicopters inserted forces into the Maduro compound. On foot, U.S. forces grabbed Maduro just before the dictator fled.<\/p>\n

“He tried to get to his safe place, but he was unable to close the door,” recounted Trump.\u00a0<\/p>\n

This was no piece of cake.\u00a0The extraction forces were in hostile airspace at 1:01 AM Eastern time. It was 3:29 AM before the extraction force helicopters carrying Maduro fought their way out after multiple self-defense engagements. That\u2019s a lot of tense time on the ground. Fortunately, they had complete tactical air cover. U.S. Air Force F-22s, F-35s, and B-1 bombers, were part of the posse, along with the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford\u2019s F\/A-18EF Super Hornets, EA-18G electronic attack planes and E-2D Hawkeye radar planes. So were what Caine described as “a lot of drones” and no doubt a variety of “black” Special Forces aircraft.<\/p>\n

IRAN AND MADURO TIES SUFFER MAJOR BLOW FOLLOWING US OPERATION AND CAPTURE OF VENEZUELAN DICTATOR<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Via those drones, and other friendly-force indicators, Trump watched every moment of the raid unfold.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Imagine the shock of the Chinese delegation in Caracas.\u00a0Xi Jinping<\/a> had just sent diplomats to check up on the $67 billion China has invested in Venezuela.\u00a0Too late. They were guests of honor at the last cocktail party hosted by Maduro at the Miraflores Presidential Palace hours before the airstrikes began.\u00a0Then they saw another jaw-dropping display of U.S. military precision, with tactics that can be carried out “against any foe, anywhere in the world,” Caine said.<\/p>\n

For all the military success, Trump\u2019s Operation Absolute Resolve will ultimately be judged on how Venezuela turns out.\u00a0Americans remember the words of Colin Powell: “You break it, you own it.” Also called the Pottery Barn rule, the advice was given by the then-secretary of state to President George W. Bush<\/a> prior to the 2003 invasion of Iraq.\u00a0It wasn\u2019t followed.<\/p>\n

The difference with Trump is already apparent.\u00a0Trump believes a successful partnership with the U.S. can “make the people of Venezuela rich<\/a>, independent and safe.”\u00a0<\/p>\n

Yes, Trump was mad at Venezuela for the “human destruction” caused by drugs and criminal gangs.\u00a0“They sent everybody bad into the United States,” Trump said Saturday.\u00a0Besides, “They took all of our oil long ago.\u00a0We want it back,” Trump said Dec. 17.\u00a0<\/p>\n

But Trump\u2019s policy motivations are also far-sighted.\u00a0His team appears to have been planning Venezuela\u2019s next chapter for a long time.\u00a0They gave Maduro a chance to surrender.\u00a0Foolish Maduro turned down “multiple generous offers” and decided to “act like a wild man,” as Rubio said on Saturday.<\/p>\n

MADURO MET CHINESE ENVOY HOURS BEFORE US CAPTURE FROM CARACAS AS BEIJING SLAMS OPERATION<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Moving on, Rubio has already talked at length with Venezuela\u2019s Vice President Delcy Rodriguez<\/a>.\u00a0She was “gracious” but “had no choice,” Trump said.\u00a0Rodriguez can cooperate, perhaps bringing Maduro\u2019s former henchmen along with her, or there is a second strike at the ready, according to Trump.<\/p>\n

CLICK HERE FOR MORE FOX NEWS OPINION<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

\u00a0Next, Trump plans to entrust Venezuela to those who know it well: the oil men.\u00a0With 303 billion barrels of reserves<\/a>, Venezuela has more oil than Saudi Arabia or any other country in the world.\u00a0However, exports are paltry.\u00a0Some of the oil is difficult to extract, and oil production infrastructure decayed under socialism and Maduro.\u00a0Consider the long-term advantage of U.S. partnership and investment \u2013 and the strategic logic of Operation Absolute Resolve falls into place.<\/p>\n

Make no mistake: Trump\u2019s move on Venezuela goes far beyond boosting oil production.\u00a0Venezuela is a crucial<\/a> strategic chess piece in what is shaping up to be a decades-long, multipolar competition with China. In this global struggle, a free, prosperous Venezuela is a valuable asset.\u00a0Or it will be if Trump\u2019s team can create that “proper, judicious transition” he described at the Mar-a-Lago briefing.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Trump wants Venezuela on America\u2019s side<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM REBECCA GRANT<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Source – https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/opinion\/rebecca-grant-strategic-logic-operation-absolute-resolve <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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