IF We Go To Venezuela, Some Things Need To Change
Categories: Military, News
IF we go to Venezuela… It seems more and more and more likely every single day that we’ll put boots on the ground to ensure the food, medicine, and other humanitarian aid supplies get distributed to the people. So IF we go…or in our slightly jaded opinion, WHEN we go, things need to change.
We’ll always say this about the last almost twenty years of warfare. “We were winning when I left.” But changing political winds and the abject brutality of war in an urban environment against an insurgency had public opinion swaying back and forth like a tire swing. It’s sad, yes but it is not without lessons. Lessons that IF we decide to go into Venezuela, we should take heed of and change the way we do business.
First off, there needs to be clear cut commanders intent for victory. What does that look like? Maduro killed or arrested? The army to surrender? What is it? Define it and then achieve it. Don’t change it every two weeks.
Second, let the troops achieve your commanders intent. Nobody here is advocating for war crimes, but warfare is ever evolving and the black and white in which armchair quarterbacks see the war may not mesh with reality. Take the restraints off the troops and let them do their job. Their job is to kill people who kill people because killing people is wrong. Either we’re firm in our resolve to do the job right or we don’t go. Keep the politicians out of it. The more brutal it is, the quicker it is over. The lower the chances of politicians screwing it up are.
Third, when the above tasks have been executed properly, leave. Nobody wants to hang around in a country where people will get fed up with you and take pop shots at you, but you can’t fire back. We never minded getting shot at as long as we could shoot back. It was part of the job, but force dudes to hang around and take away the only fun part of the job.
Fourth, let them fix their own shit. We came, we saw, we killed the bad guys, now let these dudes build their country right. They’re adults, not toddlers, we don’t have to hold their hands.
Lastly, don’t tolerate Russia’s bullshit. Look, we can pretend all we want that Russia isn’t looking to see themselves atop the food chain, but they are. And if we don’t do a good job in Venezuela, we’re opening the door for Russia to get another foothold in the Western Hemisphere. If they interfere…kill them too.
We should win. IF we go anywhere, we should win. Whether or not we should go…well someone with way more sway than us makes those decisions so that’s out of our hands.
Absolutely right on the mark. The problem is the same its been for the past 74 years. How do you keep the politicians and news media out of it.
Here is an idea, ban all media for 1 year and get the job done. When that year is up let them in and see the civil side of success. The evil we are faced with today is every bit as atrocious than it was in WWII. LET OUR MILITARY DO THEIR JOB. And their job was described perfectly in this article. Bring them home when the fighting is over and then let the government award the contracts to go in and help rebuild for 1 year on their dollar.
Straight up, gentlemen, we go there we get the job done as quickly brutally and as efficiently as possible. When the bad guys are dead we leave behind only advisors and diplomats to guide as little as possible. Nation building is not our constitutional mandate.
This post is spot on! Thank you for someone who isn’t afraid of stating the hard cold truth!
Sherman’s march to the sea was terrible. He was determined to end the war. It caused great misery and resentment but did help end the war.
People don’t like him, we get it, but war is meant to cause great misery.