Venezuela Isn’t Ukraine

U.S. Army Soldier Pfc. Eric Rivera, assigned to Delta Troop, 1st Platoon, Multipurpose Company, 3rd Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Mobile Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, pulls security before a Ghost-X drone conducts reconnaissance. The mission was part of the Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center Rotation 26-01, which integrated U.S. forces, multinational partners, and joint capabilities to train tactics, techniques, and procedures required to dominate jungle and archipelagic terrain during large-scale combat operations. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Jose Nunez)

Synopsis: This piece argues that a U.S. raid capturing Nicolás Maduro—paired with a broader strike campaign—may resemble Russia’s failed decapitation attempt in Ukraine in method, but not in meaning. -The author says Putin invaded Ukraine to crush a democratic, sovereign choice and to reassert imperial claims. -At the same time, the U.S. objective in Venezuela … Continue reading Venezuela Isn’t Ukraine