"In the nuclear age, the United States has to refrain from all-out war since it can easily lead to nuclear escalation. Instead, it wages hybrid wars. In recent weeks, we have witnessed two such conflicts: in Venezuela and Iran. Both have been waged through a combination of crushing economic sanctions, targeted military strikes, cyberwarfare, stoking unrest and unrelenting misinformation campaigns. Both are long-term CIA projects that have recently escalated."
"The US has long had two goals vis-a-vis Venezuela: to gain control over its vast oil reserves in the Orinoco Belt and to overthrow its leftist government, which has been in power since 1999. America's hybrid war against Venezuela dates to 2002 when the CIA helped to support a coup attempt against President Hugo Chavez. When that failed, the US ramped up other hybrid measures, including economic sanctions, the confiscation of Venezuela's dollar reserves and measures to cripple Venezuela's oil production, which eventually collapsed."
"US President Donald Trump has now escalated to bombing Caracas, kidnapping President Nicolas Maduro, stealing Venezuelan oil shipments and imposing a naval blockade, which, of course, is an act of war. It also seems likely that Trump is thereby enriching powerful pro-Zionist campaign funders who have their eyes on seizing Venezuelan oil assets. Zionist interests also have their eye on toppling the Venezuelan government since it has long supported the Palestinian cause and maintained close relations with Iran."
Hybrid war tactics combine economic sanctions, targeted military strikes, cyberattacks, fomenting unrest and misinformation to pursue geopolitical objectives while avoiding nuclear escalation. The United States has employed hybrid warfare against Venezuela and Iran, aiming in Venezuela to seize Orinoco Belt oil and overthrow the leftist government. US efforts date to a 2002 coup attempt supported by the CIA, followed by sanctions, reserve confiscations and actions that crippled oil production. Recent escalation includes bombing, kidnapping, oil theft and a naval blockade, with alleged enrichment of pro‑Zionist funders and Israeli support. Ongoing CIA-led hybrid campaigns are likely to produce prolonged instability and chaos.
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