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Cenk Uygur Points Finger at Israel: 'Why Fight All Their Wars?' in Wake of Maduro Capture
As the world reels from "Operation Absolute Resolve," which saw elite U.S. forces helicopter in, cuff the Venezuelan leader and his wife, and fly them to NYC for narco-terrorism charges, Uygur's hot take has conservatives fuming.
In a fiery twist to the already explosive U.S. raid on Venezuela, Cenk Uygur, host of The Young Turks, is laying blame at Israel's doorstep for President Trump's daring snatch of Nicolás Maduro.
Uygur dropped his bombshell on X just a day before the January 3 operation, channeling his inner isolationist: "I agree with Steve Bannon that Trump is acting like Hillary Clinton at her neocon peak. Bombing all over the planet (Nigeria, Somalia, Venezuela) and going back into Iran for regime change is completely neocon/establishment behavior. Why do we have to fight all of Israel's wars?"
He doubled down, accusing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of egging on the attack: "Netanyahu literally told us to attack Venezuela two days ago and he’s telling us to attack Iran again." According to Uygur, Netanyahu branded Venezuela "in cahoots" with Iran, Trump's other big foe, making the raid less about drugs and more about pleasing Tel Aviv.
The comments exploded, slamming him for "horseshoe theory" vibes – that far-left-meets-far-right obsession with Israel. Rebel News' Avi Yemini lumped him in with Candace Owens, tweeting: "Candace Owens and Cenk Uygur both blaming Israel for Trump’s extraordinary operation in Venezuela. It’s no longer a theory. Horseshoe fact."
Even a reply to Uygur urged: "Blame Netanyahu/AIPAC all you want, but do NOT say 'on behalf of Israel'."
Uygur's has long criticized U.S. policy as too cozy with Netanyahu, from Gaza debates to broader "neocon" wars. But tying it to Maduro? Critics say it's a leap, ignoring the official line: Maduro's 2020 indictments for flooding America with cocaine as a "weapon," plus links to gangs like Tren de Aragua terrorizing U.S. streets. Trump himself crowed about the capture in a profane White House reel: "Maduro f***ed around and found out!" – no mention of Israel there.
Uygur expanded his doom-and-gloom on YouTube, predicting the invasion "is not going to end well," slamming Trump's pivot from anti-war candidate to regime-change boss.
"Do we have a plan for an insurgency? This is insanity," he ranted.
Netanyahu hasn't commented directly on the capture, but his pre-raid warnings about Iran-Venezuela ties are public. Coincidence or causation? Uygur says the latter, calling it a "disgrace" that U.S. leaders bend to Israel's whims.