Americans seem to enjoy bitching about people coming into our country who may have left their homelands due to civil unrest and political upheaval. With the tactics taken on January 3, 2026 by the American military in Venezuela, it’s not hard to imagine that there will be even more people fleeing that country. Of course, I’m sure Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff have a plan to manage that influx.
Regarding Cuban intelligence, a far simpler explanation is sufficient in my view: US tradecraft, honed globally for decades, was simply better than Cuban tradecraft. One has to tie themselves in knots to come up with any reason US tradecraft and capabilities wouldn’t be several generations beyond Cuban tradecraft.
Excellent piece. Thank you. Given Maduro change, not regime change, I'm worried about Greenland. What can Greenland, Denmark, NATO, EU, CA, Mexico do in the face of Trump goal to dominate the western hemisphere?
"Were the Cubans really “incompetent,” as Rubio suggested, or were they somehow made to acquiesce to their client’s removal...?"
Those aren't the only two possibilities. Perhaps the Cubans also had their own specific interests in seeing Maduro removed.
Americans seem to enjoy bitching about people coming into our country who may have left their homelands due to civil unrest and political upheaval. With the tactics taken on January 3, 2026 by the American military in Venezuela, it’s not hard to imagine that there will be even more people fleeing that country. Of course, I’m sure Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff have a plan to manage that influx.
It's more likely to be Steven Miller who will be making those decisions.
Does not bode well.
Regarding Cuban intelligence, a far simpler explanation is sufficient in my view: US tradecraft, honed globally for decades, was simply better than Cuban tradecraft. One has to tie themselves in knots to come up with any reason US tradecraft and capabilities wouldn’t be several generations beyond Cuban tradecraft.
Excellent piece. Thank you. Given Maduro change, not regime change, I'm worried about Greenland. What can Greenland, Denmark, NATO, EU, CA, Mexico do in the face of Trump goal to dominate the western hemisphere?
Were the Cubans simply thrown under the bus, or is Cuba part of the deal? Wouldn't be surprised, given how chummy Trump and Putin are these days.