US conflict in the Americas

[talonn]

The US most likely penetrated deep into Maduro’s inner circle. The fight was over before it even began.

I suspect defense minister is somewhat involved. False initial info on his death and bare resistance from Venezuelan forces is so SUS

 

[RedMetalSeadramon]

I think the issue is that Venezuela is just too vulnerable, Yemen was much poorer but they mounted an effective resistance.

Single man rule is vulnerable, collective leadership like Taliban or Houthis is much more capable. The distance to the US is also much closer, the amount of force that can be concentrated is too great. That and general incompetence when it comes to air defense.

 

[RottenPanzer]

I suspect defense minister is somewhat involved. False initial info on his death and bare resistance from Venezuelan forces is so SUS

For a deeply corrupt Military Government with years of sanction and subsequently the further downgrading of its training, that's certainly unsurprising.

 

[LawLeadsToPeace]

It really shows the difference between a superpower and a has been


Tbh China could have provided intel regarding US Military operations/preparations

Corrupt as it is, there is no way Venezuela couldn't have shot down at least one of the half a dozen helicopters that were flying around if they had Chinese intel beforehand

It’s like what you said: no matter how much support one receives, if they are incompetent, they will fall. Given the speed of Maduro’s capture, insiders must have blinded and sold out Maduro.

 

[bsdnf]

The core government circle, especially the defense minister who was rumored to be dead, is safe. The opposition has made no move and the army has offered no actual resistance.

As if all parties have betrayed Maduro.

 

[henrik]

I expected a lot more resteince from Venezuela, this was a very short operation it turns out. China could learn from this to capture Lai and other separatists in Taiwan

Current US actions in Venezuela are being studied by those Taiwan separatists, just in case the PLA has similar plans.

 

[00CuriousObserver]

Venezuela's defense minister is allegedly alive

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2007382719332778385

 

[phrozenflame]

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'Negotiated Exit'.

 

[Neurosmith]

Friendly reminder that the military disparity between the US and Venezuela is magnitudes greater than that between China and Taiwan. Venezuela has a garage-industry air force with outdated handful of Su-30s and F-16s, little to no domestic weapons manufacturing capacity, and - from what the US strikes have demonstrated - little to no command & control capabilities over its military. Taiwan, on the other hand, has some ~400 fighter aircraft comprised of extremely-modernized F-16s, Mirage 2000s, and its indigenous F-CK-1, a domestic military industry that has allowed it to stockpile thousands of cruise missiles, an integrated ADS, and a functioning navy with some fairly modern vessels. I would also presume that Taiwan's command and communications are better-protected than that of Venezuela.

An operation against Taiwan's leadership and military command would look very, very different in scope and design from what we're seeing here in Venezuela.

 

[LawLeadsToPeace]

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'Negotiated Exit'.

Doubt it. The Venezuelan opposition is pro-US and wants to prevent the populace from going against the US on a nationalistic fervor