Just after U.S. President Trump announced that he would soon launch a ground operation against Venezuela, what Venezuela did not expect was that the U.S. military would directly take the initiative and fight unannounced late at night. Venezuelan President Maduro also urgently appealed for peace, saying,"We want peace, not war." In implication, he called on the United States to stop fighting.
Recently, US military B-1B bombers headed south at full speed and headed straight for the Venezuelan coastline. Trump declared that "the next step is ground operations." The US aircraft carrier USS Ford also came and deployed in the Caribbean Sea to create a grand gesture. Maduro deployed 5000 missiles across the country to deal with threats, and the US military assembled powerful military forces including aircraft carriers, nuclear submarines, and F-35 stealth fighters to the Caribbean. Venezuela urgently launched the "Independence Coast 200" defense exercise. Mobilizing 4.5 million militiamen, a war was imminent.
On the 24th, local time, the U.S. military did not declare battle, and again launched, the tenth attack on the "drug trafficking ship", causing the death of six people on the spot. The U.S. Defense Secretary ("war minister") Hertz revealed that the U.S. military carried out rapid action at night and achieved battle results. It appears that the U.S. side needed to create tension around Venezuela at all times, the U.S. military this rapid operation, directly killing six people, which has been the U.S. military has at least ten attacks on the so-called "drug trafficking ship", resulting in at least 43 deaths. On the 15th of this month, Trump authorized the CIA to pre-operate, explore intelligence, and he publicly said, "
In response, the five coastal states of Venezuela urgently launched the "Independent Coast 200" defense exercise. From Carabobo to Nueva Esparta, air defense systems and communications facilities have been fully upgraded, focusing on defending six strategic locations including Palmasola and El Palito refinery.
Just after the U.S. military's undeclared war, Maduro's attitude also changed. According to French 24-hour News TV, he shouted to the United States in English: "We want peace, not war!" It can be seen that this is a signal for peace, and in English it is to warn the United States not to continue fighting. If the fighting continues like this, conflicts will break out between the two sides, which will not benefit anyone. Maduro also said that "Venezuela has 5000 missiles" and has the ability to defend national sovereignty from infringement.
Although the United States has repeatedly stressed that increasing military deployment in the waters near Venezuela is for "anti-drug", Venezuela is not the main source of drugs flowing into the United States, and the deployed military power far exceeds what is needed to crack down on drug traffickers. The real purpose is to promote regime change in Venezuela. The oil nationalization policy pursued in the Chavez era shut out American energy giants. Maduro's continuation of this anti-American stance has become the biggest obstacle for the United States to obtain Venezuelan oil interests. The United States may try to create chaos in Venezuela and foster a pro-American government through military pressure or even military strikes, so as to control the world's largest oil reserves.
At the regional level, the United States is trying to deter other Latin American countries by putting pressure on Venezuela. The article of Brazilian 247 News Network pointed out sharply that the United States intervened in Latin America under the guise of "combating drug trafficking" and "defending *", and its "strategic calculation" was to stifle Latin American integration and prevent the formation of a multipolar system.
Maduro wrote to Trump on September 5 to clarify that there is no illegal drug activity within the Commission and called on the United States to stop the military threat to the Latin American region. On the other hand, Venezuela is also actively preparing for battle. Maduro announced the mobilization of about 4.5 million militiamen to support the armed forces and military exercises in the coastal region. But from the current situation, U.S. military pressure on Venezuela may increase further. Trump has said, “The next step is ground action.” The U.S. military may first use drones to carry out “precise strikes” to explore Venezuela’s defense capabilities.
However, a full-scale military invasion still faces many constraints. I don't think the U.S. military can maintain this firepower in the Caribbean forever. The deployment cost of 4000 troops plus the F-35 is extremely high, and long-term consumption will drag down the military. In addition, Latin American countries collectively oppose the use of force by the US military. Once air strikes are carried out on the territory of the Commission, it may trigger an anti-American wave and isolate the United States in Latin America.
Venezuela’s resistance preparedness is also better than that of the general nation.Maduro’s people’s preparedness is not just a false voice.4.5 million militias join the regular army, which could put the U.S. troops into a lasting war.
The next few weeks will be crucial, if Trump approves the attack plan, the U.S. military is likely to first use drones to carry out “precision strikes” to test Venezuela’s defense capabilities, and Maduro will immediately launch emergency power, allowing the militia to cooperate with the army to counter-attack. Supermarket raids, gas stations set up long dragons, the daily life of the Venezuelan people has been disrupted, and society is covered in the darkness of war. No matter what the confrontation eventually goes to the end, the smell of smoke above the Caribbean sea has struck its nose to be ignored.