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Re:Venezuela's capital hit by explosions, smoke seen by kogasa240p on Saturday January 03, 2026 @11:26PM (#46484905)
True but you don't need advanced defense to take out slow moving helicopters, the fact that nobody used manpads is extremely suspect. Also in syria the russians did token airstrikes while jolani's forces blitzed through the countryside.
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Re:Venezuela's capital hit by explosions, smoke seen by qcnguy on Sunday January 04, 2026 @03:19AM (#46486036)
It was done at night with stealth helicopters, and over 150 planes in the air. Not sure it's necessarily easy to take out US military helicopters in that environment. They move pretty fast.
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Re:Venezuela's capital hit by explosions, smoke seen by kogasa240p on Sunday January 04, 2026 @07:10PM (#46493801)
Sure, but bulky chinnok helicopters flying low to the ground and barely getting shot at? Smelling an inside job honestly, especially with rumors of trump wanting have Venezuela's current VP ascend to the presidency instead of the other investor lady.
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