TRUMP RAMPS UP PRESSURE ON VENEZUELA
In his speech to the nation on Wednesday night President Trump bragged that he has “stopped eight wars” (which is questionable since some of them are still fighting), so why is he now setting the stage for an open conflict with Venezuela, a small country that is now “completely surrounded by US warships?” That communist nation is one of several allied together in Latin America against US interests, including Brazil and Cuba and in concert with China. Venezuela sits atop the world’s largest oil reserves (Saudi Arabia is second) which it harvests in relatively small quantities using infrastructure it nationalized from US oil companies starting in the 70s. Trump announced a blockade of the portion of Venezuelan oil shipments on the black market that end up in China, a major source of income to the regime, but Maduro says he will escort all future oil tankers with armed naval vessels. The US is also preparing to do air strikes on known drug processing facilities within the country. Both of these actions could escalate into a war that Trump clearly wants in order to oust Venezuela’s dictator, Nicolas Maduro, who has stayed in power during the two past elections by election fraud. While the majority of the Venezuelan people would love to see Maduro and his oppressive regime overthrown, it won’t be as easy as Trump hopes. Already Russia is propping up that country’s defenses and encouraging Maduro to fight instead of capitulate easily. Trump will have to decide soon if his desire to free up the oil, replace an oppressive regime and stop the drug flow from that country is worth the cost and the heavy criticism he will face for starting an open conflict against a weaker nation. To receive a free one-time copy of the Brief, along with options on how to subscribe, click on Request a sample on the left.
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The Russians are building tremendous new nuclear/biological and chemical weapons systems--all with the assistance of US technology transfers. They are deploying on average, 3 new Topol-M 6th generation ballistic missiles per month. We built our last MX over 10 years ago, and are disarming unilaterally. Further, the Russian are building huge underground nuclear bunkers and weapons production facilities in the Ural Mountains, clearly intended to function during a nuclear war. The US intelligence community (under both Republican and Democratic administrations) knows this and are actively covering for the Russians, so the American people won't become alarmed.
Both Republican and Democratic administrations have been supplying the Chinese with high technology weapons systems for years, knowing that they, in turn, are supplying other enemies (Iran, Iraq, Pakistan, North Korea) as well. Both Russia and China continue to protest against any US anti-ballistic missile system, even though such systems are purely defensive. It doesn't take a genius to understand that ABM systems only threaten someone who intends to launch ballistic missiles someday.
President Clinton directed our military to absorb a nuclear first strike rather than launch on warning (our only true deterrent to a first strike) and to prepare to retaliate afterward. That first strike will take down all command and control, all bombers (since none are on alert), most missiles, and all satellite and submarine communications.
According to the House Armed Services Committee, the following reductions have taken place during the Clinton Administration: Strategic and General Purpose Forces from 1990 to 1997: B-52 Bombers have gone from 220 to 56. B-1 Bombers from 90 to 60; Strategic Defense Interceptor Aircraft from 36 to 0; and Army Divisions (1990 to 1997) have gone from 18 Active down to 10. Reserve divisions have gone from 10 to 8. Army Brigades (1990 to 1997) have declined from 8 Active to 3 and Reserve brigades have gone down from 27 to 18.
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