Hegseth Confronts Cartel Tensions and Threats in Venezuela
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The announcement of “Operation Southern Spear” by Secretary of War Pete Hegseth marks a significant escalation in the United States’ efforts to confront the growing threat of drug cartels and hostile posturing in the Western Hemisphere. Launched under President Donald Trump’s direction, the operation aims to defend the homeland by targeting narco-terrorism at its source—on the seas and routes used to funnel deadly substances like fentanyl and cocaine into American communities.
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Hegseth emphasized that the operation, led by Joint Task Force Southern Spear in cooperation with U.S. Southern Command, is designed to remove cartel influence from the region and stop the flow of drugs that have devastated countless American families. The mission reflects a broader commitment by the administration to protect the Western Hemisphere, which Hegseth described as “America’s neighborhood.”
This development occurs amid rapidly rising tensions with Venezuela. The Maduro regime announced a massive military mobilization of roughly 200,000 soldiers, staging drills in response to what it calls an “imperialist threat” from the United States. The U.S., however, has framed its posture as a defensive measure rooted in protecting Americans from criminal networks operating far beyond Venezuela’s borders. The arrival of the USS Gerald R. Ford, the nation’s most advanced aircraft carrier, underscores the seriousness with which the administration views these threats.
The United States has already destroyed roughly 20 cartel vessels and submarines involved in trafficking narcotics—demonstrating the scale and complexity of the battle. These actions have drawn criticism from some European officials, who have accused the U.S. of violating international law. In response, Secretary of State Marco Rubio challenged the inconsistency of those critiques, noting that European nations readily ask the United States for powerful weapons systems to defend their own turf, yet object when America positions assets to defend its own hemisphere.
Operation Southern Spear is not just a military effort—it is a test of resolve, discernment, and stewardship. Christians are called to pray for peace, justice, and the protection of human life as the United States navigates the challenges ahead.
How are you praying for Secretary Hegseth and the Trump administration as it combats cartels? Share your prayers and scriptures below.
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Father God, We praise you for Your Goodness to our nation, Our Military, our President Trump and our Christian Famlies, giving us blessings far beyond what we deserve. I realize there are many serious things about to (try) and harm us- tensions that have risen in Venezuela all because of Cartels and their Minions who are shipping Drugs by water. I understand that Pete and His military have destroyed several boats and the drugs. Christians are called to PRAY for peace and justice as the lives of human lives of our Military and the lives of America. God we ask for protection for our men established on the USS Gerald Ford vessel in the water – which is the most advanced aircraft carrier. Gog, I plead the Blood of Jesus over the lives asking God to protect them. I pray for Secretary Pete Hegseth. I am praying Ephesians 6-10-20 for God’s Armor over all of the men, including Maro Rubio as HE is being challenges by Europeans officials. WE pray today for all of our nation’s leaders. Give them Wisdom to know what is right, Holy Spirit speak to these men as leaders that are Christians. Give them courage, remove Fear. This is Your nation God, I know all will be well and blessed as we all pray and Believe in what God will do. This we pray in Jesus name- God wins
DEAR LORD GOD
PLEASE DEAL WITH THESE CRIMINLS, BOTH THE GOVERNMENT AND THE CARTELS WHO OWN THEM
I ASK IN JESUS’ NMAE
AMEN
Wisdom. How to proceed with the drug cartels; revelation and exposure of what governments or global entities are the true puppeteers in this war on America’s youth; support from both the House and Senate for all military actions to date and going forward. The health and supernatural protection of Trump and his entire cabinet.
Please reach out to the Catholic bishops of Venezuela. Ask them for a Holy Hour for peace every Friday or at least on 1st Fridays and to offer the intention for deliverance and protection to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. IFA I hope you have enough Catholics who have this level of understanding in their Christian faith to do this for you. If not, let me know. I can help!
Great job in getting this website and intercessory initiative for this country. You have my support and my prayer rooted in scripture like Judith and Esther.
All these comments, folks, it is time to wake up! This is what people mean when they talk about Christian nationalism vs Christianity, they are not the same. Christian nationalism is putting your country over Christ or associating whatever your country does is Christian when it is not. The administration is not even trying to provide any evidence that these boats targeted have posed any real danger. They have provided NO evidence and our country is killing people breaking international law. Imagine if Russia or China just attacked boats from another country with no evidence of wrong doing and just said, ‘trust us, these people are bad.’ You’d be incredulous. This administration is corrupt, you are being fed lies. Wake up, Marjorie Taylor Greene has been a Trump supporter for years, never had to fear for her life Now, she criticizes him and is getting death threats. WAKE UP! And people keep saying it is the Democrats that are evil. Wake up.
Obviously Brenda O, you are the one that needs to wake up. We are a Christian nation, one nation under God, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, and we finally have a government that is for our God (there none besides Him), for America, for Christians and for righteousness, truth and justice.
America does not have a Christian Constitution – there is no mention of the Holy Trinity – Father, Son and Holy Spirit. The congressional prayers that IFA lovingly print are ‘generic’ prayers without specific Christian content – good as they may be. America is a secular country with some Christian input and some Christian heritage. Not a Christian nation.
Righteousness, truth and justice fall away when the health care, homelessness, poverty, gun crime, and wages are so much worse than comparable countries such as UK, Australia, etc. Gospel imperatives being ignored?
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European and international communities are duplicitous at best, only functioning to serve their own interests.
They only help us when forced to do so.
Our responsibility to be who we are in defending freedom starts with us defending ourselves,.. we cannot carry the torch of freedom for the world as we are commissioned to do-,.. if we are over run with criminals, which, we are currently digging ourselves out from underneath of.
Hegseth’s actions are courageous and totally necessary at the very minimum
Lord, thank you for our current administration’s valiant efforts in battling evil through ..Peace through strength,..as President Reagan originally stated
I pray You will continue to support him in these efforts, to lift him up as he lifts You up
In Jesus mighty Name, Amen
Amen and Amen
A thousand Yeses and Amens!!!
Spot on… see my Nov17 comment on this subject.
Stay strong and faithfull!!
Fight Fight Fight for 🇺🇸and the future generations, guided/ protected by Our Lord Jesus
Amen🙏
Heavenly Father in Jesus name we come boldly to your throne of justice and ask that you exact your judgement and justice from your throne.There is nothing impossible for you and Hebrews 10:30 says we know him who says vengeance is mine says the Lord.We pray against human trafficking and the drugs that are being used to hold our nation hostage.Many families have lost family members to these drugs flowing into our streets and schools to destroy our nation and young.But we are one nation under God and no other god.The nation is blessed whos Lord is God.We are a Christian nation and God fights our battles for us we hold our peace and remind at rest according to your word Exodus 14:14.Thank you Lord !But we call down this attack against our nation and say no more in Jesus mighty name.Bless Pete Hegseth as he endeavors this challenge .Protect him and his family Paslms 91 over him and his family.We put the full armor of God on him .Send ministering angels all ranks and divisions to surround him and his family where ever they go in Jesus mighty name!
A thousand AMENS!!!
Oh Father! We are at war on so many fronts! For our children, for religious liberty, for our land, for the
American people. Help our Government officials who are on the frontlines defend what we hold most dear. We call on You, Oh God! We cry out to You, Oh God! We thank You for JESUS — the Captain of the LORD’s Hosts. May we remember that our help comes from You, and our trust is in You. “A Mighty Fortress is our God.”
DEAR LORD GOD
PLEASE HELP HEGSETH DO HIS JOB EFFECTIVELY, HONESTLY AND THOUROUGHLY, SO THAT DRUG AND PEOPLE TRAFFICKING ENDS IMMEDIATELY, THAT PEACE BREAKS OUT SUDDENLY AND PERMANENTLY. AND THAT JESUS RETURNS SOON AND ENDS THI RIGAMOROLE
I ASK IN JESUS’NAME
AMEN
Dear Father, we than You that President Trump Administration and Secretary Hegseth are taking these attacks on America with drugs seriously. We pray for strength and help from God. Guide ICE to know the Word so they can recognize satan’s style and tactics. Give ICE courage to persevere against the narco-terrorists. Amen.
Father, I pray for Secretary Hegseth as he leads the military. Give him wisdom and discernment and may he desire above all to serve you faithfully.
Our Father who is in Heaven,
I come humbly to your throne asking you to forgive me of all my sins. I thank you for the Word that You have given us here in earth. I pray for the ears and eyes to be more open than ever for Secretary Hegseth and the Trump administration as they combat the cartels. Your Word says that the gates of hell will not prevail. I Am confident in Your Word and that You will perform it! Let there be Your shining light upon the nation of America as we stand in strength defending, Your Word, Life, and Liberty, in Jesus Mighty name, Amen.
50 amens Catherine!!
Lord Jesus, t is such a relief knowing that we have leaders who wish to concern themselves with what is best for our nation, and those people who live here. The previous administration certainly didn’t care. Lord, please, let the flow of fentanyl, and other dangerous illicit drugs come to a total halt into our nation. Please give this effort unqualified success Thank you Jesus.
Holy Father, I pray that you will work in the hearts of the rich, lost dead-in-trespasses and sin people of our nation. What a hopeless useless life used for partying.
Please make a way for them to hear the good news of Jesus and that you created us uniquely with a great purpose for our lives.
Dry up the desire and flow of drugs! For your Kingdom and your Glory! In Jesus’ Name
Amen
Venezuela has continued to pressure the U.S. into our sitting idly by while crimes are committed against the American people. It’s time for this issue to come before international law, BUT this requires our testing international law to see if they will indeed bring forth justice.
Father we are praying that you would grant Trump, Southern Command, and Hegseth the wisdom, strength and ability as to know their next moves to resolve this conflict and soon bring peace to the Western Hemisphere. Thank you Lord for your presents with our US leadership and military. You are a great God! We hope and pray that you will grant wisdom and understanding to European officials and open their hearts and eyes to your whole truth. Amen
Father, bring down the evil forces that have been plaguing the nations south of our borders, causing the citizens of those nations to want to flee their homelands. Their evil enterprises have been destroying once beautiful nations and subjecting their victims to unspeakable atrocities and death. They have trafficked drugs and human beings into our country in an effort to destroy our nation as well. Bring all the evildoers to justice. Hear the cries of the oppressed and free them from these cruel slavemasters, in Jesus’ Mighty Name, Amen!
Abba Father,
Grant our leaders wisdom & guidance from you to keep our nation & citizens safe from these drug cartels & dealers who are destroying the lives of Americans.
Preserve your nation of America & keep our military safe. We thank you for your watch care over us. In your name we pray. Amen
Lord protect president Trump, Hegseth, Rubio, Noem, Bondi and all ICE agents , cover them with angelic supernatural protection and guide them in their actions by your Holy Spirit. I thank you for all the efforts they are putting forth to keep us all safe and I pray the spirit of deception be exposed Lord. There are so many evil doers that the task of diminishing this threat seems impossible but nothing is impossible for You, our sovereign creator. Thank you for giving America another chance
Aprayer for 🇺🇸and 🇻🇪
to act /resolve the following reality
Venezuela’ reality :
The government is under cuban discipline( Maduro is only a puppet figure used to rule the citizens).
Venezuelan military is ruled / trained by Iran and Russia provides weapons.
Venezuela natural resources: Oil is owned by Russia and ore/wood/gold et all is owned by China( Maduro mortgaged the country for life). Agriculture is nearly non existent/ operated by gov created ” comunas” paramilitary.( trained by drug cartels and ISIS)
Venezuela’s income: Drug / Natural resources Cash is controlled by drug cartels and squandered by the Venezuelan government.
All of the above begun the day Fidel Castro advocated support( my dad took me to witness Fidel’s parade ,and told me to remember the face of the man that one day would reign Venezuela) for the so called Cuban Revolution; and the path to today’s Venezuelan reality took off, the day the US cuban blockade ended and our beloved US government foreign policies ignored the actuons of corrupt venezuelan officials, the continued red flags raised by the US Embassy in Caracas and the outcry of that country’s citizens.
These comments are based in my personal first hand personal/ family experiences.
United States reality es: I pray for our country to stop the threats/ attacks by Venezuela’ s coallition( Russia, Iran, China and Cuba).
MAC
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I PRAY FOR OUR PRESIDENT AND FAMILY AND THE COMPLETE STAFF HE HAS CHOSEN TO HELP HIM RUN THIS NATION. I PRAY ALSO FOR THEIR FAMILIES TO PROTECT THEM AND GIVE THEM PEACE.
Almighty YHWH Elohim the one and only creator, ruler, sustainer and provider of Truth and Life. We, humbly approach your throne of grace and mercy, requesting your forgiveness of our sins and shortcomings, we are asking that you please provide wisdom, discernment and guidance on behalf of President Donal J Trump, the entire cabinet secretaries, congress, judicial system and the entire nation in all of its capacities and functioning. It is impossible to pursue any legitimacy of actions without your genuine blessing and influence, therefore, as we navigate through these storms, struggles, shortcomings and dereliction of honoring you as the only True God, we bow to your majesty and rulership, please hear the cry of your people and bring healing, restorations into our altars that these purveyors will teach and preach your authentic Word of Truth that our nation from our church house, community, state house, congress and the white house we cannot do anything without You Almighty YHWH Elohim. Give us the ears to hear, mind to perceive and the heart to receive in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ!
Mr. Tommy McH. Your comments usually go against everything Trump and or his administration. Find another place for your TDS sickness.
Tommy. I am sorry you see it that way, God bless you. I was just attempting to introduce a Christian voice into IFA – at which I have probably failed.
There are signs of hope as the President has just abolished 200 tariffs that were raising food prices. A belated acknowledgement that tariffs are paid by the consumer NOT the country they come from. Something a six-year-old should know.
And the UK is restricting intelligence sharing with America due to the illegal killings at sea.
YHVH, please grant wisdom and discernment to our government officials in fighting this battle against drug cartels who merchandise in death. We ask that You fight against them as well, by snatching from the flames those who would be heirs of salvation, and bringing righteous justice upon those who choose to continue to do evil. Please bring Maduro’s regime down, for it is a bane to the western hemisphere, and has brought Venezuela nothing but ruin and destruction. We ask that You move mightily throughout the nations, bringing Holy Spirit conviction of sin, righteousness and judgement. May whosoever come, and drink of the Water of Life freely, rejecting and renouncing this death cult of drug addiction!
No weapon formed against the United States and the families here will prosper. I plead the blood of Jesus of the United States and all its citizens and families in the name of Jesus and ask Lord for a hedge of protection around our military, and those working to defend us in the name of Jesus Amen
I pray& decree Your ‘Iron Dome Shield’ of divine protection over President Trump& his administration. Holy Spirit, we are asking for Your wisdom & revelation to pray this shield over him& over America. Lord, You are our shield of protection! Genesis 15:1
I declare that all Your authority, in heaven& earth Matthew 28:18, be released over our President, his cabinet, &their families. May Trump’s agenda for America be empowered by Your grace& wisdom.
Let Your Kingdom come &Your will be done Matthew 6:9-10 through our President.
We, the Ekklesia, declare that ‘no weapon formed against him shall prosper,& every tongue which rises against him in judgment is NOW condemned’ Isaiah 54:17.
May Your angels carry out Your plans for America. May Your Angel armies Psalm 103:20-21 protect our President&do Your will throughout our country.
We pray this in Jesus’ mighty name,He who is able to accomplish more than we can ask,think, or pray4 President Trump&USA who does so according2His power working in us
Father God, it is my prayer that President Trump and Secretary Hegseth will act according to the words of Proverbs 3:5-6: “Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths” (ESV). Help us Father, as a nation, to allow You to direct our paths in this matter and see the victory that comes at Your hand. Lord. In Jesus name. Amen.
Praying for continual strength, courage, guidance, blessings, protection and provision for President Trump, Pete Hegseth and all working together with them to safeguard, secure and protect Americans from all harm from within and without. In the Name of The KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS ~ JESUS!
I seriously think that Donald Trumps Cabinet need to work together as a Team to approach an undercover spy network in Mexico to develop a solid plan in taking out every person involved in the Drug Cartel throughout all of Mexico. In addition, they need to uncover every Mexican Politician compromised by the Drug Cartels as soon as possible.
In addition, every illegal now in America should be identified, funding supporting their existence in America totally removed and then immediately locate all of them and send them back to the countries of their origin, All of the Somalis in Michigan and Minnesota should be eventually sent back to their country of origin. This action should also apply to all Muslims throughout America pushing conversion of Sharia Law and not displaying adherence to the Judeo Christian philosophies of life, America was founded on.
All leaders in the ANTIFA & BLM Woke environments shall be immediately identified, Located and legal actions taken out against each individual person. Every Elite person shall come under the same actions and face solid litigations, fined all of their finances to pay back the American Debt besides facing 20 years in prison with hard labor! That includes but not limited to the Hollywood & Music Industry Elites as well as the Silicon Valley Elites and the well known University Executives involved in the corruption and removal of our Capitalistic teachings in the Class room environments.
What a joy it was to read your contribution T Wilson for:
Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.
Blessed are the merciful, for they will receive mercy.
Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.
Amen may our God and Father remove all these antiAmerican peoples from our land.
Praying for God’s guidance and mercy in the actions to protect our country and our people from the drug cartels who are trying to invade our country and promote their drugs to our children.