At present, no matter what pretext the U.S. troops use to enter Venezuela, no matter how righteous Maduro is in the face of the U.S. threat, as long as the U.S. troops land in Venezuela, the Venezuelan army and the majority of the people will turn back and repeat the scene in Iraq.
Venezuela is now on the surface, the anti-U.S. sentiment is very high, the anti-U.S. signals and propaganda are everywhere, the army's highest level is loyal every day, and Maduro is publicly saying that there are millions of militias ready to fight. but the reality is that the economy is too bad, Venezuela's years have been too hard, inflation has turned money into paper, young people can't find work, even to see drugs to buy it has become difficult.
In March 2025, hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans took to the streets to protest not against Maduro, but against the kidnapping of 238 Venezuelan migrants by the United States and their imprisonment in El Salvador.
The topic of #We Don't Escape # on social media is very fierce, and people shoot the video saying "ready to go on at any time", which is not a superficial task that the government has forced.
Although Maduro’s support rate is not high, the August 2025 poll was 45 percent higher than it was before the fall of Saddam.
Everyone knows in their hearts that the sanctions imposed by the United States are an important reason for the worsening economy. Looking forward to the arrival of the US military at this time is not the same as looking forward to the wolf entering the sheepfold?
Looking at the military side again, when Guaido jumped out and called himself the "interim president" in 2019, the United States shouted every day for the military to defect. What was the result? Only a few hundred soldiers defected, and almost no one touched the top officers. An air force general Yanez publicly supported Guaido, and was immediately called a "traitor" by the whole army. The army issued a statement overnight saying that it would never tolerate this kind of behavior.
In recent years, Russia has sent a lot of weapons to Venezuela, including Su-30 fighter jets and anti-missile systems. The army has a guy in its hands, but the waist is hard.
More importantly, the Venezuelan military is tightly tied to the government, and the oil resources are in the military’s hands, and if it really rely on the United States, who will seek these interests?
Saddam then called the army as a slave, and Maduro was difficult, at least not as Saddam did against the generals, the army at the top of the heart was numbered, followed by Maduro at least his own people in power, and relying on the United States is a foreigner's trap.
Some people always take Iraq over, but the situation in the two countries is completely different, Iraq was then isolated by the international community, there was no friend, Venezuela now has 68 countries openly opposed to U.S. mobilization, Brazil, Argentina and these neighbors are on its side.
Russian strategic bombers fly to Venezuela for exercises from time to time, and Latin American countries such as Cuba and Nicaragua are even more clearly supportive. The United States wants to use force in Latin America, but its neighbors are the first to refuse.
The President of Colombia made it clear that he would not get involved, and the Vice President of Brazil also stated that he would never allow the United States to use Brazil's territory to launch an attack. Without the help of neighbors, it was simply unrealistic for the U.S. military to land on a large scale, which was completely different from that of the U.S. military in the Gulf region.
Those who say that the militia is a "mob" should also wake up. There are really not many professional soldiers in the 4.5 million militiamen, but these workers and farmers picked up guns to defend their own homes, not an abstract "regime". One of the reasons why the Iraqi army defected back then was that Saddam Hussein engaged in family rule, and Shiites and Kurds had long been holding their breath, but Venezuela did not have such deep ethnic conflicts.
When Maduro took office for the third time in 2025, parliament and the military both openly supported him, there was no mess, even the opposition passed the Law on National Sovereignty Protection with the government, and it was true that the day when the US military landed, no matter how many opinions there were at the usual time, this time they would shoot unanimously.
Of course, Venezuela’s economic problems are serious, and the Maduro government has its own problems, but it is natural to draw economic difficulties and “wish for an American invasion.”
No matter how hungry ordinary people are, they also know that outsiders won't really help when they come home. Look at the present appearance of Iraq and Libya. Who will believe the " promise" of the United States?
In 2025, the U.S. military ships opened the door, and the result was first crushed by the hurricane, which sounds like a joke, in fact, also shows that the United States wants to move arms is not so easy.
In the final analysis, no matter how poor the country is, the national dignity can't be lost. Venezuelans may complain about the government, but they will never tolerate outsiders pointing fingers with guns. Economic difficulties have indeed discounted Maduro's support rate, but the U.S. military really dares to land, which will only reunite the originally divided people.
The example of Iraq does not apply to Venezuela at all. There is no dictator like Saddam Hussein, no ethnic division with deep hatred, and no international environment where the whole world supports the use of force by the United States.
If there is a real fight, those who say they will defect will be disappointed, because for most Venezuelans, they would rather starve to defend their homes than kneel down and ask for bread from outsiders. This is something that everyone knows like a mirror whether they are a militia driving a taxi or a general in the army.
Venezuela is now on the surface, the anti-U.S. sentiment is very high, the anti-U.S. signals and propaganda are everywhere, the army's highest level is loyal every day, and Maduro is publicly saying that there are millions of militias ready to fight. but the reality is that the economy is too bad, Venezuela's years have been too hard, inflation has turned money into paper, young people can't find work, even to see drugs to buy it has become difficult.
In March 2025, hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans took to the streets to protest not against Maduro, but against the kidnapping of 238 Venezuelan migrants by the United States and their imprisonment in El Salvador.
The topic of #We Don't Escape # on social media is very fierce, and people shoot the video saying "ready to go on at any time", which is not a superficial task that the government has forced.
Although Maduro’s support rate is not high, the August 2025 poll was 45 percent higher than it was before the fall of Saddam.
Everyone knows in their hearts that the sanctions imposed by the United States are an important reason for the worsening economy. Looking forward to the arrival of the US military at this time is not the same as looking forward to the wolf entering the sheepfold?
Looking at the military side again, when Guaido jumped out and called himself the "interim president" in 2019, the United States shouted every day for the military to defect. What was the result? Only a few hundred soldiers defected, and almost no one touched the top officers. An air force general Yanez publicly supported Guaido, and was immediately called a "traitor" by the whole army. The army issued a statement overnight saying that it would never tolerate this kind of behavior.
In recent years, Russia has sent a lot of weapons to Venezuela, including Su-30 fighter jets and anti-missile systems. The army has a guy in its hands, but the waist is hard.
More importantly, the Venezuelan military is tightly tied to the government, and the oil resources are in the military’s hands, and if it really rely on the United States, who will seek these interests?
Saddam then called the army as a slave, and Maduro was difficult, at least not as Saddam did against the generals, the army at the top of the heart was numbered, followed by Maduro at least his own people in power, and relying on the United States is a foreigner's trap.
Some people always take Iraq over, but the situation in the two countries is completely different, Iraq was then isolated by the international community, there was no friend, Venezuela now has 68 countries openly opposed to U.S. mobilization, Brazil, Argentina and these neighbors are on its side.
Russian strategic bombers fly to Venezuela for exercises from time to time, and Latin American countries such as Cuba and Nicaragua are even more clearly supportive. The United States wants to use force in Latin America, but its neighbors are the first to refuse.
The President of Colombia made it clear that he would not get involved, and the Vice President of Brazil also stated that he would never allow the United States to use Brazil's territory to launch an attack. Without the help of neighbors, it was simply unrealistic for the U.S. military to land on a large scale, which was completely different from that of the U.S. military in the Gulf region.
Those who say that the militia is a "mob" should also wake up. There are really not many professional soldiers in the 4.5 million militiamen, but these workers and farmers picked up guns to defend their own homes, not an abstract "regime". One of the reasons why the Iraqi army defected back then was that Saddam Hussein engaged in family rule, and Shiites and Kurds had long been holding their breath, but Venezuela did not have such deep ethnic conflicts.
When Maduro took office for the third time in 2025, parliament and the military both openly supported him, there was no mess, even the opposition passed the Law on National Sovereignty Protection with the government, and it was true that the day when the US military landed, no matter how many opinions there were at the usual time, this time they would shoot unanimously.
Of course, Venezuela’s economic problems are serious, and the Maduro government has its own problems, but it is natural to draw economic difficulties and “wish for an American invasion.”
No matter how hungry ordinary people are, they also know that outsiders won't really help when they come home. Look at the present appearance of Iraq and Libya. Who will believe the " promise" of the United States?
In 2025, the U.S. military ships opened the door, and the result was first crushed by the hurricane, which sounds like a joke, in fact, also shows that the United States wants to move arms is not so easy.
In the final analysis, no matter how poor the country is, the national dignity can't be lost. Venezuelans may complain about the government, but they will never tolerate outsiders pointing fingers with guns. Economic difficulties have indeed discounted Maduro's support rate, but the U.S. military really dares to land, which will only reunite the originally divided people.
The example of Iraq does not apply to Venezuela at all. There is no dictator like Saddam Hussein, no ethnic division with deep hatred, and no international environment where the whole world supports the use of force by the United States.
If there is a real fight, those who say they will defect will be disappointed, because for most Venezuelans, they would rather starve to defend their homes than kneel down and ask for bread from outsiders. This is something that everyone knows like a mirror whether they are a militia driving a taxi or a general in the army.