Trump’s ‘ratcheting up’ pressure on Maduro

Will a war break out? Is America facing another “quagmire” like Vietnam? This is a different perspective.

The US is mobilising tens of thousands of soldiers, more than 11 naval frigates, the largest aircraft carrier, Gerald Ford, and hundreds of drones and fixed-wing aircraft in a show of force against Venezuela, preparing for an invasion and regime change, as well as potentially Colombia. The stated pretext is to stop drug trafficking. President Donald Trump has declared that a ground invasion by his soldiers is inevitable and that Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro will soon be out of power.

This episode represents bullying in its most heinous form, culminating in the seizure of a massive oil tanker by American warships in Venezuelan waters yesterday. At the same time, President Trump, who claims to love peace and ending wars, has authorised his forces to conduct terrorist operations inside Venezuela.

Trump worships money and suffers from a psychiatric problem known as seizing other people’s oil and earnings, as well as the valuable minerals beneath their property. Venezuela is the best example of this complex, as it has the world’s largest oil reserve (303.3 billion barrels) on its territory and is closest to its country’s boundaries. During his 2024 presidential campaign, he stated unequivocally that if elected, he intends to acquire Venezuelan oil without compensation, which equates to stealing by force in broad daylight.

If Trump follows through on his threats to invade Venezuela by land, sea, and air, he could find himself in a complex situation with significant political, human, and financial ramifications. He may drown in another Vietnam, but in his own country’s southern backyard, rather than tens of thousands of kilometres abroad.

There are currently two analogies being drawn in various analyses regarding the future of this crisis, which Trump became entangled in by his will and foolishness, of his own design, and at the request of a coterie of real estate salespeople surrounding him as advisors:

• The first: It claims that Trump, based on several previous encounters and threats, is a cowardly president to whom the Arabic adage applies: “He who wants to strike does not raise his stone.” He has threatened to bomb Moscow, annexe Canada, Greenland, and the Panama Canal, open the gates of hell on Gaza and defeat Hamas, construct the Riviera of the Middle East, annihilate Iran and alter its regime, and destroy all of its nuclear facilities. However, he has not carried out any of these threats, except for sending aircraft to target “secondary” nuclear sites in Iran, which resulted in a retaliatory strike on his military facility in Al-Udeid, Qatar. This means that his threats are essentially psychological warfare, which frequently fails to produce results. One such example is his surrender of one-fifth of Ukrainian territory to Russia through his peace initiative.

• The second possibility is that Trump will follow through on his threats and invade Venezuela, as well as its neighbour, Colombia. Both countries have publicly rejected American hegemony, severed ties with their partner Israel, and turned to China, Russia, and the BRICS grouping. Any American aggression may unite most South American countries, both people and governments, against him. This scenario assumes that Maduro remains in power, despite his popularity continuing to plummet due to his failing and widely despised policies and administration.

True, Venezuelan President Maduro sits on the world’s largest oil reserves, but he is not like other oil-rich tyrants, particularly those in the Middle East. He will not give in to Trump’s threats, freely relinquish power at his request, or offer trillions. He has made the decision to defend Venezuela against any American attack, and he has stressed that Venezuela is prepared to confront the might of the North American empire if necessary. This daring stance came in response to the report that American warships had detained a Venezuelan oil tanker.

Furthermore, he made it possible to volunteer in the Popular Resistance Battalions that he had founded, and the number of people who have joined them has surpassed 4.3 million, with many expecting martyrdom in defence of their country, dignity, and sovereignty.

We regret to inform you that South American leaders differ significantly from most of their Arab counterparts. They are led by a president like Brazil’s Lula da Silva, who claims that he was once a shoe shiner, that there was no television in his childhood home, and that he would travel to his neighbours’ houses to watch his favourite football matches. He rose to power twice with the votes of his people, directly defying the American plot.

Trump’s America, dominated by the Zionist lobby and its leaders in Tel Aviv, is now facing a dangerous and embarrassing historical test in Venezuela. It is defeated and humiliated in all scenarios, whether by invasion or retreat. Perhaps Spain’s honourable attitude to the genocide in Gaza, as well as its challenge to America and Israel, are examples of facts and signs that support our claims.

The end of American bullying and the removal of the mask of lies that has concealed its ugly, bloody face for decades under the guise of talking about democracy and human rights may be realised in Venezuela and South America as a whole, because the lifespan of falsehoods is extremely limited. And keep an optimistic attitude towards good, and you will discover it.

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