The United States military is currently operating in the Caribbean with about 10,000 troops under orders to take care of “drug boats”. On September 30th, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro declared a state of external emergency, which fundamentally changed what the U.S. is facing in the region. Venezuela’s military is on full wartime alert, and equipped with Russian air defenses and anti-ship missiles, backed by what Maduro claims is a militia of over 8 million members.
This is in response to the U.S.’s obvious war crimes, after bombing and destroying civilian boats under the guise of “drug trafficking.”
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Vice President JD Vance also infamously said he didn’t “give a sh*t” what anyone thinks about the U.S. ruling class’s criminal activity.
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According to a report by Military.com, Venezuela will be unable to match U.S. firepower in a conventional fight. Its 123,000-member armed forces are allegedly plagued by maintenance problems, with analysts telling The Wall Street Journal the military is “in shambles.” Their submarines and surface vessels are probably inoperable, according to experts quoted by Breaking Defense.
Every military operation conducted by the U.S. is under threat of retaliation. In fact, Maduro has already threatened the U.S. with
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Venezuelan jets have already tested U.S. forces. In early September, two Venezuelan F-16s conducted close passes of the USS Jason Dunham in international waters. Defense officials described the maneuver as “highly provocative” and a “show of force.” The Pentagon warned Venezuela against further interference with counternarcotics operations. -Military.com
Venezuela has also deployed both Russian radar arrays and Chinese communication relays in anticipation of increased escalations. Military planners call this move a contested electromagnetic spectrum, according to Army Recognition. That means U.S. aircraft and ships can’t assume they’ll operate undetected or that their communications won’t be jammed.
With things spiralling quickly out of control, this one is on the U.S. for committing what rational people knew were war crimes the second they were reported. If we expect to ever be free from a totalitarian ruling class, we had better start to realign our priorities, and say no ot war, no matter who is waging it.
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