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2025-08-29 Caribbean-Latin America

Maduro's Fragile War Machine: A State Collapsing In Sequence

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Posted by NoMoreBS 2025-08-29 00:00|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [1799 views ] Top
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1 I wonder what the Trump admin's reason for putting massive pressure on the fragile Maduro regime is.

Perhaps there's intelligence that some third power is about to create a Venezuelan missile crisis?

Posted by Elmerert Hupens2660 2025-08-29 06:38|| 2025-08-29 06:38|| Front Page Top

2 ...Read How To Make War by Jim Dunnigan and Austin Bay - it's a SUPERB explanation as to how things work in war.

One thing they discuss is the concept of a Police Army - a force with reasonably modern equipment and firepower that is intended more to keep the locals quiet than actually do anything, you know, military. Early 80s Argentina - the one dumb enough to take on the UK - is the classic example. Venezuela is in the same vein, and adding Colombia to the mix just means more targets.

And FWIW, I think this is just to get Nicky's attention. His response so far has been exactly what I would have expected. But if we send a CVBG - or even an LHA with a squadron of F-35s - then we're not kidding around.

Mike

Posted by MikeKozlowski 2025-08-29 06:39|| 2025-08-29 06:39|| Front Page Top

3 I did joint exercises with the Venezuelan navy in the 90’s before Chavez. One of their two main ships had an engine issue that meant it could only go half speed. It had been like that for several years. I don’t think that their equipment will be in better shape today.

Posted by Super Hose 2025-08-29 06:52|| 2025-08-29 06:52|| Front Page Top

4 I wonder what the Trump admin's reason for putting massive pressure on the fragile Maduro regime is.

Keeping the flies off of a rotting carass ?

Posted by Besoeker 2025-08-29 06:52|| 2025-08-29 06:52|| Front Page Top

5 #2 ...Read How To Make War by Jim Dunnigan and Austin Bay - it's a SUPERB explanation as to how things work in war.

Author of the 1970s tabletop wargame Panzerblitz.

Posted by badanov 2025-08-29 06:57|| 2025-08-29 06:57|| Front Page Top

6 I wonder what the Trump admin's reason for putting massive pressure on the fragile Maduro regime is.

I have heard tales of small time piracy against yachts. And then there are the submarines full of cocaine headed for the American market.

Posted by Abu Uluque 2025-08-29 13:08|| 2025-08-29 13:08|| Front Page Top

7 Nice little exercise to push your 'stuff' to the edge. See what actually will move and stay in one piece. Nothing tests 'penciled in' status reports more than real world events. When the Soviets went in against the upstart Czechs in '68, half their gear was strewed from their bases to the border. We saw the later Russian attempt to take Kiev.

Posted by Procopius2k 2025-08-29 15:45|| 2025-08-29 15:45|| Front Page Top

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