The 'Art' of Surrendering

 If you were in a Venezuelan drug-cartel boat, and got 'hit' with a rocket....if you survived....and want 'help'.....you have to wave a white-flag, or raise your hands to surrender.

If you do anything else....it's not giving a hint of your intent.

I realize you may have various ideas of something different. But this is the time-honored procedure.

I might add....if this were a cocaine-boat....it's likely to have some firearms onboard, and after the rocket-explosion.....you might not be in a good state of mind.

What Is The End-Game Of The US-Venezuela Situation

 The US-Venezuela crisis has escalated dramatically since President Trump's inauguration in January 2025, building on longstanding tensions over Nicolás Maduro's disputed 2024 election victory, economic collapse, mass migration, and alleged narco-terrorism. 

No doubt....the US views Maduro's regime as illegitimate, a hub for drug cartels, a launching point for Tren de Aragua, and a vector for illegal immigration and fentanyl flows into the US. 

Just for the record....I seriously doubt that the fentanyl flow amounts to more than 5-percent of the product.

Invasion?  No.  Maduro is likely adding up his days.....looking at an exit, and various military folks reviewing their take-over chances.  The Tren de Aragua and cartel folks?  They need a phase II point.