US EditionBloomberg Opinion: The US Needs a Strategy in Venezuela, Not Airstrikes
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Hawaii Tribune-Herald
The US needs a strategy in Venezuela, not airstrikes
With the deployment of the USS Gerald R. Ford, the world’s largest aircraft carrier, the U.S. has amassed a fearsome array of assets off the shores of Venezuela: dozens of advanced fighter jets, thousands of troops, guided-missile destroyers, special operations forces, armed drones, gunships, possibly a nuclear submarine. More useful, however, would be a strategy.
Venezuela has developed two defense strategy options in the event of a direct military attack by the United States, Reuters reports, citing sources and documents. The first scenario, described by senior officials as "prolonged resistance," envisages "small military units beginning to carry out acts of sabotage and other guerrilla actions." According to sources, in the event of an attack, the military has been ordered to disperse and hide in vari…
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