Osama bin Laden’s killer reveals the one mission he wishes he was on
Robert O'Neill, the retired Navy SEAL who killed Osama bin Laden, expressed admiration for the recent U.S. mission that captured Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro. He described the operation as more complex than the bin Laden raid and said it was part of a broader strategic effort against China. O'Neill believes disrupting Venezuela's and Iran's oil supplies weakens China's ability to invade Taiwan.
- ▪Robert O'Neill said he felt pride and jealousy about not participating in the Maduro capture mission.
- ▪Nicolás Maduro was secretly taken from Caracas and is now in a federal prison in Brooklyn facing narco-terrorism charges.
- ▪O'Neill views the Maduro and Iran operations as strategic moves to prevent China from invading Taiwan by cutting off energy resources.
- ▪Taiwan produces 90% of the world’s most advanced semiconductors and is a critical U.S. strategic interest.
- ▪O'Neill compared global conflicts to a chess game, with China as the 'queen' and Iran and Venezuela as lesser pieces.
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US News Osama bin Laden’s killer reveals the one mission he wishes he was on By David Spector Published May 2, 2026, 12:05 p.m. ET The retired Navy SEAL who killed Osama bin Laden told The Post there’s one mission he would have come back for. “The Maduro raid — I had two immense feelings: I felt extreme pride and a little . . . jealousy,” Robert O’Neill said. The stealth operation in January saw US forces snatch Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro at his Caracas home. He is now being held in a federal prison in Brooklyn, awaiting trial on narco-terrorism charges. Robert J. O’Neill revealed the one mission he wishes he went on.
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