'What he ate': Inside the meticulously planned operation to capture Maduro
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Key Points:
- Operation "Absolute Resolve" was a highly coordinated U.S. military mission involving over 150 aircraft from multiple branches, including fighters, bombers, surveillance planes, and helicopters, aimed at capturing Venezuelan leader Nicholas Maduro and his wife.
- The mission was ordered by President Donald Trump at 10:46 p.m., with forces launching from 20 different bases and executing a nighttime extraction that involved disabling Venezuelan air defenses and using overwhelming force in response to hostile fire.
- Maduro and his wife were taken into custody without loss of American lives and transported to the USS Iwo Jima, while the extraction force was protected by fighter aircraft and drones during their withdrawal.
- The operation was the result of months of meticulous planning, rehearsals, and
