I think people have amnesia. How are they going to do this to Venezuela when it didn’t work on Yemen with its anti-ship missiles? Will they dare to bring this within range?
I think people have amnesia. How are they going to do this to Venezuela when it didn’t work on Yemen with its anti-ship missiles? Will they dare to bring this within range?
Does it even make sense for the US to deplete its ammunition against a weak country like Venezuela if it is also planning to go to war with China?
The US prefers to bomb people who struggle to fight back. They know China would pose a serious challenge and that’s too great a risk to take head-on. Just look at how quickly they gave up against Yemen, and they aren’t even close to the same level of military power as China.
Rather than engage with China directly, they will attempt to attack indirectly as they did with the Soviet Union. China can attack the US mainland, Venezuela would struggle to do so.
In general there is always something in it for the US when it comes to setting back the development of the global south. It’s the foundation of the neocolonial system, not just punishment.
Punishment world
They must have reached the conclusion that their surface fleet would just be a liability, it makes no sense to waste resources on this. But then again, they haven’t been able to stop the war in Ukraine so it’s unlikely they could do anything to China any time soon.