Would the U.S. Military Survive Venezuelan Cartels? Here's the Brutal Reality

Lots to cover today in this deep dive of the current geopolitical and military situation in Venezuela. Check out today’s video for the full report:

In this video, I break down the U.S. military vs the cartels and talk in-depth about:

• What that matchup would actually look like and why it’s not the Hollywood version people imagine

• How it connects to Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, and the Trump administration’s narco-terrorism allegations that helped drive Operation Absolute Resolve

• The major groups often mentioned in U.S. allegations and reporting (including Cartel de los Soles, the Sinaloa Cartel, Zetas-linked networks, FARC dissident factions, and Tren de Aragua)

• A high level explanation of what they’re known for, how they typically operate, and why “cartel violence” is very different from conventional warfare.

• Getting into the real question: How would cartels actually fare against the U.S. military?

• The strengths cartels do have (money, corruption, local control, intimidation, and adaptability), and the weaknesses they can’t escape (air dominance, ISR, precision strike, logistics, and command-and-control),

• What “conflict” would likely look like in reality

• Connecting the dots to the government framing: how “cartel” becomes “national security threat,” why designations and indictments matter, and what a U.S. operation is trying to achieve when the objective is dismantling a network instead of defeating an army

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