Corey Kane
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Journalist based in Panama. Worked has appeared in EcoAmericas, Al-Jazeera English, The Tico Times, the Houston Chronicle, NACLA
And Panama essentially had part of its territory already carved out for U.S. military usage and bases at the time.
January 3, 2026 at 6:02 PM
And Panama essentially had part of its territory already carved out for U.S. military usage and bases at the time.
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The 1989 occupation of Panama involved 27,000 U.S. military personnel. Venezuela has 12 times the land area of Panama, 6.5 times the population, and a much larger array of armed and criminal groups.
January 3, 2026 at 5:28 PM
The 1989 occupation of Panama involved 27,000 U.S. military personnel. Venezuela has 12 times the land area of Panama, 6.5 times the population, and a much larger array of armed and criminal groups.
No guarantees that the military just surrenders either, could require a legitimate all out war
January 3, 2026 at 5:23 PM
No guarantees that the military just surrenders either, could require a legitimate all out war
Fair. I'm not here to debate what's right or legal for the U.S., just noting that it might do little to effect the situation for Venezuelans. Do little to change who holds control there.
January 3, 2026 at 4:59 PM
Fair. I'm not here to debate what's right or legal for the U.S., just noting that it might do little to effect the situation for Venezuelans. Do little to change who holds control there.
I'm no expert. But if Venezuela simply follow normal succession of power and current VP Delcy Rodríguez takes over, it's just a bombing and a high-profile arrest and prosecution, no? Doesn't even seem like this effects the oil situation, yet.
January 3, 2026 at 4:52 PM
I'm no expert. But if Venezuela simply follow normal succession of power and current VP Delcy Rodríguez takes over, it's just a bombing and a high-profile arrest and prosecution, no? Doesn't even seem like this effects the oil situation, yet.
TBH, hard to see how the regime changes if there's no further action in Venezuela, as said to be the case per Sen. Mike Lee. This was a party-led regime, with buy-in across the government ministries and military leaders. Not a personalist dictatorship that depended on Maduro.
January 3, 2026 at 4:08 PM
TBH, hard to see how the regime changes if there's no further action in Venezuela, as said to be the case per Sen. Mike Lee. This was a party-led regime, with buy-in across the government ministries and military leaders. Not a personalist dictatorship that depended on Maduro.
Snatching Maduro and his wife is no guarantee of regime change in Venezuela on its own. It's a whole party embedded across the government and military. It's not a personalist dictatorship that depended uniquely on Maduro.
January 3, 2026 at 1:51 PM
Snatching Maduro and his wife is no guarantee of regime change in Venezuela on its own. It's a whole party embedded across the government and military. It's not a personalist dictatorship that depended uniquely on Maduro.
Perhaps de jure, but Maduro isn't really a key charismatic figure holding the movement together. He was just one Chavez lieutenant among many. And subsequent messages from people in Vzla's govt and military don't yet indicate any concessions.
January 3, 2026 at 12:24 PM
Perhaps de jure, but Maduro isn't really a key charismatic figure holding the movement together. He was just one Chavez lieutenant among many. And subsequent messages from people in Vzla's govt and military don't yet indicate any concessions.
Was an invasion and occupation in Panama though, none of that the case right now. Also took a long time to nab Noriega and Noriega's government had been removed by that point. Chavistas still in Vzla have conceded nothing so far.
January 3, 2026 at 12:06 PM
Was an invasion and occupation in Panama though, none of that the case right now. Also took a long time to nab Noriega and Noriega's government had been removed by that point. Chavistas still in Vzla have conceded nothing so far.