OldSolduer
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1973 Chile enters the chat....
2025 U.S. - Venezuela conflict
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You might recall that they did have Congressional approval. That it was based on bad/fudged/fake intelligence and pushed by some with overly optimistic views on the outcome or bad faith is beside the point.
These things will all take place before this coming June.
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More US forces buildup:
www.twz.com
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Combat Rescue Aircraft, Tankers Arrive In Caribbean As U.S. Military Buildup Accelerates
HH-60W rescue helicopters and HC-130J rescue planes, along with additional USAF tankers, have joined the growing U.S. military presence in the Caribbean.
www.twz.com
F-35A Joint Strike Fighters Deploying To Caribbean (Updated)
The F-35s from the Vermont Air National Guard will join the growing U.S. force massed in the Caribbean aimed largely at the Maduro regime.
www.twz.com
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Wondering if this will be the smoke for the upcoming Ukrainian mirror that’s about to be broken.More US forces buildup:
Combat Rescue Aircraft, Tankers Arrive In Caribbean As U.S. Military Buildup Accelerates
HH-60W rescue helicopters and HC-130J rescue planes, along with additional USAF tankers, have joined the growing U.S. military presence in the Caribbean.
F-35A Joint Strike Fighters Deploying To Caribbean (Updated)
The F-35s from the Vermont Air National Guard will join the growing U.S. force massed in the Caribbean aimed largely at the Maduro regime.
Brad Sallows
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If you're referring to the GWoT, yes.
My point, however, is general. Have you actually read any of the editorials that crew published over the past 25 years? It's like the hammer-and-nail story, except the hammer is "military intervention" and the nail is "any kind of foreign problem". It's uncanny how the solution to all the worlds' problems is the expenditure of American lives and money.
OldSolduer
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On Hallmark as a Christmas story
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From a Venezuelan dissident in exile:
www.persuasion.community
Trump Wants to Dominate Venezuela, Not Liberate It
Maduro destroyed my country. What comes next could be worse.
www.persuasion.community
Brad Sallows
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I doubt Trump's administration is angling to overthrow Maduro. Venezuelans will continue to prosper as they do now.
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Socialist prosper is best prosper!
The U.S. sure as hell wants to look like it’s going to… They’re getting the fine details right on things like electronic attack aircraft and combat search and rescue assets moved to theatre.
Most of what the U.S. could want to do, short of forcible regime change… They can just go ahead and do, with much less committed to the theatre. Seize oil tankers, sneak out opposition leaders, trail their coats along the coast… The U.S. can do all that with much less committed than they have.
Either the U.S. has already decided they’re going in; or they want to be able to do so at the drop of a hat, or; they want to be perceived as one of those two things. What’s their strategic intent?
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Surely Trump is just setting up the Mother of All TACOs.
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"Call it a Special Military Operation...it'll be over in two days..."
Nah… This isn’t just him sucking at economics as he usually does. You can’t sit at the military chessboard without a lot of big brains around you, and it’s not like Trump is saying which specific pieces to move except maybe the big obvious ones like a carrier or an MEU. Some grownups in the room have interpreted his intent such that they have very specific and relatively subtle but necessary assets in place. They’re putting up a good show of being ready to go if they get the word. I just have no idea if they expect to.
Don’t forget that the U.S. administration has formally named the Venezuela administration as a cartel - “Cartel de los Soles”. There is no distinction for the U.S. between the government of Venezuela (however illegitimate it may be) and transnational organized crime. That opens the door to justifying any actions taken against the Maduro government as simply being a continuation of action against ‘narco-terrorists’.
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Interesting timing for a carrer change...
"We have worked hard and tirelessly to build relationships and understand requirements across the region," Adm. Alvin Holsey said during a relinquishment of command ceremony at U.S. Southern Command Headquarters on Friday. "That work must continue across the whole government to deliver at the point of need to respond to shared threats in our neighborhood — the time is now."
Holsey, who has served in the Navy for 37 years, stepped down as the head of U.S. Southern Command after announcing in October he'd retire early, just one year into what is typically a three-year term leading a combatant command. He gave no reason, but at the time, CBS News reported there had been tensions between Holsey and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over deployment decisions in the Caribbean.
www.cbsnews.com
Commander overseeing U.S. forces in Caribbean relinquishes command early amid U.S. buildup near Venezuela
Doral, Florida — The admiral overseeing U.S. military forces in South America relinquished command Friday, as the U.S. continues its buildup of ships and military assets off Venezuela and carries out strikes against alleged drug boats."We have worked hard and tirelessly to build relationships and understand requirements across the region," Adm. Alvin Holsey said during a relinquishment of command ceremony at U.S. Southern Command Headquarters on Friday. "That work must continue across the whole government to deliver at the point of need to respond to shared threats in our neighborhood — the time is now."
Holsey, who has served in the Navy for 37 years, stepped down as the head of U.S. Southern Command after announcing in October he'd retire early, just one year into what is typically a three-year term leading a combatant command. He gave no reason, but at the time, CBS News reported there had been tensions between Holsey and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over deployment decisions in the Caribbean.
Commander overseeing U.S. forces in Caribbean relinquishes command early amid U.S. buildup near Venezuela
Adm. Alvin Holsey relinquished command Friday in a ceremony at U.S. Southern Command headquarters after announcing early retirement amid U.S. buildup off of Venezuela.
www.cbsnews.com
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He is doing the honourable thing. If, after 37 years of loyal service to the nation, you find that you cannot accept the orders or direction from the brand new civilian overseer, it's quite OK to depart early - without penalty - and leave the position opened for someone who can live with the new direction. of the civilian masters. No rebuke either way.
