CAL THOMAS COMMENTARY JANUARY 6, 2026
THE BRILLIANT U.S. MILITARY PERFORMANCE THAT OUSTED VENEZUELAN DICTATOR NICOLAS MADURO AND BROUGHT HIM TO NEW YORK TO FACE CHARGES OF NARCO TRAFFICKING IS BEING CRITICIZED BY THE PREDICTABLE PROGRESSIVE MOB. A NEW YORK TIMES COLUMNIST INVOKES A JUST WAR THEORY TO OPPOSE THE MOVE, BUT WHAT IS JUST ABOUT MADURO BEING PART OF A SYSTEM THAT SMUGGLES DRUGS INTO THIS COUNTRY AND KILLS THOSANDS OF AMERICANS?
SOME CONGRESSIONAL DEMOCRATS – AND A FEW REPUBLICANS – SAY PRESIDENT TRUMP SHOULD HAVE INFORMED CONGRESS IN ADVANCE. THAT WOULD HAVE GUARANTEED LEAKS WARNING MADURO, AND POSSIBLY LEAD TO THE DEATHS OF OUR SERVICE MEMBERS. THERE WERE NO DEATHS AND THE MISSION WAS A MAJOR SUCCESS.
NOW THE PRESIDENT IS WARNING IRAN AND CUBA. IF IRAN KILLS MORE PROTESTORS HE SAYS HE WILL INTERVENE. THE LONDON TIMES REPORTS 86-YEAR-OLD AYATOLLAH KHAMENI HAS AN ESCAPE PLAN TO MOSCOW. IT APPEARS HE HAS MORE FAITH IN VLADIMIR PUTIN THAN HE DOES IN ALLAH.
THE REMOVAL OF MADURO IS NOT THE END. HIS SUPPORTERS AT THE TOP LEVEL MUST BE FORCED TO STEP DOWN AND AFTER THAT NEW ELECTIONS. MADURO STOLE THE LAST ELECTION AS 70 PERCENT OF VOTERS CAST BALLOTS FOR HIS OPPONENT. MEANWHILE, VENEZUELANS AROUND THE WORLD ARE CELEBRATING. I’M CAL THOMAS.
