Hi David: Did you mean Iranian air defense? But otherwise, I think you’re entirely right.
Glenn > On Dec 18, 2025, at 11:02 AM, David Walters via groups.io > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Wishful thinking I believe on the part of the Venezuelan Armed Forces. I'm > glad they have a fighting spirit but given the lack of allies in the region > that can actually contribute to their defense against American Imperialism, I > believe their air force and anti-air defensive units will be toast after the > first 24 hours. One the ways in which Israel's IDF took out every piece of > Syrian air defense, including the overly hyped S-300, BUK, and S-400 systems > was using the simple fact that these systems are completely useless...when > the are turned off! Keeping these systems powered up is expensive, requires a > lot of gasoline/diesel fuel, and constant awareness. The U.S. will likely > target these systems *first* and eliminate all of them before doing whatever > it is they intend to do. I believe the U.S. is going to seize key oil > facilities and governmental institutions and bomb the hell out of VAF > concentration by trying to get Maduro to resign. Or, they intend to kill him. > I do not predict a *big* ground operation but a regional seizure of key > Venezuelan assets. > > David -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#39768): https://groups.io/g/marxmail/message/39768 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/116814453/21656 -=-=- POSTING RULES & NOTES #1 YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. #2 This mail-list, like most, is publicly & permanently archived. #3 Subscribe and post under an alias if #2 is a concern. #4 Do not exceed five posts a day. -=-=- Group Owner: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/marxmail/leave/13617172/21656/1316126222/xyzzy [[email protected]] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
