The United States Captures Maduro: Three Lessons for the World… 美國擄走馬杜羅，給世界的三個教訓…

In the early hours of January 3rd, the United States launched a large-scale airstrike against Venezuela. From the videos and images, the explosions lit up the entire sky. Unexpectedly, the U.S. deployed Delta Force special operations troops to raid Venezuela and directly captured President Maduro and his wife.

Trump was quite pleased. In a phone interview with The New York Times, Trump claimed that capturing Maduro was “thanks to meticulous planning, elite troops, and excellent personnel. It was truly a brilliant operation.”

It was indeed “brilliant”! A president was actually captured, to the extent that Venezuelan Vice President Rodríguez stated that the Venezuelan government did not know the whereabouts of Maduro and his wife, “We demand proof that they are alive.” Rodríguez also reported that the U.S. action resulted in the deaths of Venezuelan officials, soldiers, and civilians.

The whole world was shocked. The United States had actually taken action, and moreover, they had captured Maduro. Countries such as Russia and Colombia called for an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council to discuss the matter. What could possibly come out of such discussions? Condemn the United States? It would undoubtedly be vetoed by the U.S. again.

I can’t help but feel that the sudden U.S. invasion of Venezuela is a very ominous sign at the beginning of the new year. The United States acts without regard for the consequences, indifferent to the chaos it unleashes. The world is descending into greater disorder, and there are at least three bloody lessons to be learned.

👉 First lesson: A strong national defense is essential.

Do not believe this is a peaceful world. Without a strong national defense, you are merely prey. In the jungle of international politics, predators always bare their fangs when their prey lets down its guard. Especially Venezuela, with the world’s largest oil reserves, has become a target of imperial greed.

Venezuela is not a small country by any measure—its territory spans approximately 910,000 square kilometers, with a population of about 28 million, ranking among the top six in Latin America. But frankly, Venezuela’s defense capabilities are far from commensurate with its population and resource advantages.

After the outbreak of war, the country’s president and his wife were captured by U.S. special forces within hours. What a national humiliation! This could be considered Venezuela’s “Jingkang Incident”!

👉 Second lesson: Fortresses are most easily breached from within.

The United States captured the Venezuelan president without shedding blood. Anyone with common sense would find it hard to believe there were no inside collaborators. Just as Israel launched airstrikes against Iran with Mossad agents having already infiltrated Iran extensively, the U.S. special forces’ invasion of Venezuela to capture Maduro undoubtedly received support from certain individuals within Venezuela.

Historical tragedies often repeat themselves not because the enemy is too strong, but because those guarding the walls open the gates themselves. Moreover, Venezuela has opposition forces. With Western backing, opposition leaders even won the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize—an award Trump coveted but never received.

A country torn apart from within has no resistance against a superpower, and may not even intend to resist.

👉 Third lesson: Do not naively believe in the peace touted by the United States.

Trump’s favorite self-proclaimed title is “peace president.” He often claims that he stopped at least eight wars and remains bitter about not receiving the Nobel Prize.

Is he truly a “peace president”? Let’s not forget that last year, he ordered the U.S. military to launch a fierce attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities. And at the beginning of this year, he ordered the U.S. military to launch a sudden invasion of Venezuela.

Was there UN Security Council authorization? The United States doesn’t need authorization. Trump didn’t even need congressional war authorization. As CNN lamented, there is no clearer expression of unlimited power than kidnapping a sitting president from his capital in the middle of the night.

What about global justice? Sovereignty and territorial integrity? International law? The United States demands that other countries comply while exempting itself. Europe watches silently, offering little more than acquiescence to the U.S.

The logic of the strong is often cloaked in the guise of rules, but its core is always the arbitrary exercise of power. In this double-standard world, naively believing in the peace touted by the United States ultimately leads to becoming prey and prisoners of empire. What they promise may be olive branches, but what they hold in their hands is always guns and chains.

Venezuela is just a dangerous beginning. More Latin American countries should be trembling in fear. Mexico once had a saying: “Mexico’s greatest sorrow is being too far from God and too close to the United States.” Now, more and more Latin American countries can feel the杀气 (threatening aura) in these words.

美國擄走馬杜羅，給世界的三個教訓…

1月3日凌晨，美國對委內瑞拉發動大規模空襲，看視頻和圖片，爆炸火光染紅了整個天空。意料之外的是，美國出動三角洲特種部隊，突襲委內瑞拉，直接抓走了委總統馬杜羅和妻子。

特朗普很是得意。在接受《紐約時報》電話採訪時，特朗普宣稱，抓獲馬杜羅“得益於周密的計劃、精銳的部隊和優秀的人員。這真是一次精彩的行動”。

確實夠“精彩”！一個總統居然被抓走了，以至於委內瑞拉副總統羅德里格斯表態，委政府不知道馬杜羅和夫人現在何處，“我們要求提供他們活着的證據”。羅德里格斯還通報，美方行動造成委內瑞拉官員、士兵和平民喪生。

全世界都很驚詫，美國真動手了，而且，美國還抓走了馬杜羅。俄羅斯、哥倫比亞等國，要求安理會召開緊急會議商討此事。能商討出什麼結果來？譴責美國？肯定又會被美國一票否決。

我總覺得，美國突然入侵委內瑞拉，這是新年伊始一個很不祥的兆頭，美國說打就打，哪管洪水滔天，世界越來越亂套，至少三個血的教訓吧。

👉第一個教訓：必須要有一個強大的國防。

不要相信，這是一個和平的世界。沒有強大的國防，你更多是一個獵物。國際政治的叢林里，獵手更總是在獵物放鬆警惕時露出獠牙。尤其是委內瑞拉，擁有世界上最多的石油儲備，更成為帝國垂涎的目標。

說起來，委內瑞拉也不算一個小國了，國土約91萬平方公里，人口約2800萬，在拉美都排到前六。但坦率地說，委內瑞拉的國防實力，遠遠跟不上它的人口和資源優勢。

戰端開啟后，一國總統和夫人，幾小時內就被美國特種兵抓走，這是怎樣的國家恥辱！這算是委內瑞拉的“靖康恥”吧！

👉第二個教訓：堡壘最容易從內部突破。

美國兵不血刃，直接抓走委內瑞拉總統，你要說沒有內應，是個正常人都不會相信。就如同以色列對伊朗發動空襲，摩薩德特工早已將伊朗滲透成了篩子；美國特種兵侵入委內瑞拉抓人，肯定也得到了委內瑞拉內部某些人的支持。

歷史的悲劇常常重演，不是因為敵人太強大，而是因為守護城牆的人自己打開了城門。更別提，委內瑞拉還有反對派。在西方的扶持下，反對派領導人還拿了2025年的諾貝爾和平獎——一個特朗普夢寐以求但卻沒能拿到的獎項。

一個內部撕裂的國家，面對一個超級強悍的敵人，根本沒有抵抗力，甚至根本也沒想抵抗。

👉第三個教訓：不要輕信美國標榜的和平。

特朗普最喜歡給自己的一個稱呼，就是“和平總統”。他還總是宣稱，他至少制止了8場戰爭，他對沒有拿到諾獎一直耿耿於懷。

真的是“和平總統”嗎？別忘了，去年是他下令美軍，對伊朗核設施發動猛烈襲擊；今年伊始，也是他下令美軍，對委內瑞拉發動突然入侵。

有安理會授權嗎？美國不需要授權，甚至特朗普都不需要美國國會的戰爭授權。CNN就感嘆，無限制權力的表達，沒有什麼比在深夜從首都綁架一位在任總統更直白了。

什麼世界正義？什麼主權完整？什麼國際法律？美國只要求其他國家遵守，自己是例外；歐洲人眼睜睜看着，對美國更多是沉默。

強者的邏輯，常常披着規則的外衣，而內核永遠是權力的肆意。這個雙標的世界，輕信美國標榜的和平，最終的結果，就是成為帝國的獵物和階下囚。他們許諾的可能是橄欖枝，但手中緊握的永遠是槍炮與鎖鏈。

委內瑞拉只是一個危險的開端，更多拉美國家，應該正在恐懼中。墨西哥以前有一句諺語，墨西哥最大的悲哀，就是離上帝太遠，離美國太近。現在，越來越多拉美國家，可以感受到這句話中的殺氣。