UPDATED: Trump Bodyguard Arrested By Venezuelan Authorities

I find your statement here bizarre:

>none of the operations you cited are similar in scope, methodology or purpose.

Are you sure you know the meaning of the word “similar”? Similar means:

“having a resemblance in appearance, character, or quantity, without being identical.

And certainly those operations are “Similar” in the true meaning of the word:

a) Similar in purpose – Overthrow of the government b) Similar in methodology: The use, to some degree or other, of a combination of: Mercenaries, Traitors and special forces to attack a vulnerable part of the state, either successfully or unsuccessfully (e.g bay of pigs) c) Division of Society along political lines by backing one political leader over another d) Full scale invasion in the extreme case.

Consider this:

1. The scope of the current operation is in reality bigger than just the Mercenaries you see before you. It encompasses:

a) A softening up action of economic warfare (sanctions etc.)

b) Terror operations against the population (power grid attacks, threats via media, the threat of instability, prevention of food an medical aid)

c) Psychological warfare against the people and government (Warships sent to the region, Threats of invasion, Selection of the President of Venezuela by the President of the USA – i.e “We can determine your leaders for you – you are ours to dominate”)

2. All the incidents (and they are a huge volume) demonstrate common elements which the USA uses to destabilise a country, they do not have to be cookie cutter templates to demonstrate a pattern of behaviour by the USA, which allows one to project the type of behaviour the USA is likely to engage in.

These elements are similar enough to recognise a repeating pattern of behaviour by the USA, particularly regarding it’s behaviour towards Venezuela.

Those elements are consistent across the entire data set in that the same basic elements of behaviour and tactics are reused in various combinations depending on the situation to engineer the desired outcome.

NOTE: The Gulf of Tonkin was a false flag operation by the USA to justify further action, not a provocation by the Vietnamese.

I find your next comment also bizarre:

> Citing famous incidents without any connection is like a word salad, you are not making a credible case for anything.

What makes you say there is no connection? It looks dead simple to draw many connections and similarities to illustrate the general tactics Americans use to effect regime change.

Would you prefer I ignore the available data set and fantasize instead?

Your response is long but it is unnecessary so, you attempt to muddy the waters, so I will clear some things up. While it is true that all governments have friends and enemies, the purpose of overthrowing hostile governments is pursued by every power in the world, so claiming that the US has the purpose to overthrow Maduro, is not a brilliant conclusion, but rather stating the obvious, without much evidence, even if it is a conclusion that we share. There is no similarity between a CIA organized operation in the bay of pigs which consisted of approximately 1500 persons that were sent to CUBA in the middle of a civil war to attack Castro, who was not well trenched in, and your allegation that this is similar to 300 buffoons invading Venezuela with rubber boats. The operations can only be compared if you remove all context, likelihood of success, the sophistication of the US. If we are to follow your example, then what would the purpose of this invasion be? Did you think that 300 guys could topple Venezuela? ITs a highly delusional idea. I doubt US would have supported such a plan. Methods- While US does US special forces, implanted with foreign locals to direct attacks, this is not done by taking randoms from colorado, loading them on boats with poorly trained Colombians, and shipping them off to irrelevant parts of hostile nations. If you had, for example, noted that in a Syria like fashion, enemy soldiers are supplied with advanced weapons, sir support, intelligence, and territorial security, your argument would have some plausible claim, but it is not so. These guys were basically naked, they are lucky they didn’t all get murdered on the spot, and it is not too late. Venezuelan society is already divided, no US help necessary. There are people who support the thug Maduro, and the rest who just want to live a normal life. Those who benefit from narco traffic, and those who are waiting until the regime falls. Oddly enough, a full-scale invasion would be the most likely scenario for toppling Venezuela, Russia and China prevent this course of action through back channels. This size “force” would not be effective at attacking anything.

Sanctions have been in place for some time, so your argument is pointless and has no connection to this buffoonish operation.

Terror operations against the population are largely conducted by Maduro and require no outside assistance.

Psychological operations? you have no idea what this means, but you may benefit from a psychological operation, of sorts.

All these incidents, as you pointed out, have nothing in common, other than being major talking points in the conspiracy circles.

When someone starts recognizing patterns thay may or may not be there, its time to talk to a professional. I mean a licensed psychiatrist.

There is nothing consistent, between these cases, other than the fact that US is a party in these unrelated events.

I say there is no connection because there is no connection, i, of course, mean relevant connection. There are connections between everything. Your head and a hot air balloon? they are both round and rather empty, your long response and a hole in the ground? they are both devoid of analysis and content. Much adoo about nothing.

Your response is long but lacks any substance.

Your ad hominems dont make a logical argument either.

I’m afraid you’ve failed to convince me with your argument (or lack of one).

Here’s a suggestion:

How about you be on your merry way, believing what you believe? I’ll just state that your argument and method of argument makes no sense to me and not is likely to make more sense to me the more you weave it.

You’re correct that the response was unnecessarily long.

Your original post turned out to be false in speculations. I should have simply pointed that out. Done.

I am sorry you feel this way, thanks for your analysis