The President of the United States, accompanied by the First Lady, Melania Trump, is going to the Fort Bragg military base in North Carolina today, in order to meet with the officers of the special forces that attempted in Venezuela.
According to the official information from the spokeswoman of the White House, Caroline Levitt, the meeting concerns the soldiers who achieved the capture of the now deposed president Nicolás Maduro, in a mission that the American leader has repeatedly characterized as one of the most emblematic and effective military operations in the history of the country.
President Trump, in recent remarks, praised the professionalism of the units that invaded the fortified Venezuelan base, describing them as a group of highly capable patriots who accomplished an extremely difficult task with absolute speed. The operation resulted in the arrest and transfer to the US of both Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Celia Flores, who are now in custody on US soil.
Special emphasis was placed by the White House on the use of advanced technology during the raid. Donald Trump revealed the use of a new electronic warfare system, which he called the “Discombobulator”, a term that refers to the complete disorientation and disorganization of the adversary.
In interviews with NBC News and the New York Post, the US President claimed that this particular weapon completely neutralized Venezuela’s Russian and Chinese-made anti-aircraft systems, rendering them inactive at the time of the operation and preventing any missile from being launched against US forces.
The number of victims is still unknown
Despite Trump’s triumphalism, the account of the operation remains the subject of international debate due to the losses incurred. Confirmed reports are of at least 55 dead, including 23 Venezuelan military personnel and 32 members of the Cuban security forces.
However, the exact number of victims remains unclear. Unconfirmed reports put the total death toll, including civilians, at 70 to 80. This event continues to overshadow the details of the otherwise successful, for the US, operation.
