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Jiang says the war would intensify domestic American polarization and produce Vietnam-style protests that make overseas victory impossible.
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Jiang predicts that Venezuela itself would become another Vietnam-style quagmire because the population would resist occupation through guerrilla warfare even if the United States could destroy the state militarily and remove Maduro.
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Jiang predicts Trump will not launch a full-scale invasion of Venezuela because it would become another Vietnam against a prepared guerrilla defense, but he may keep pressuring drug routes to squeeze the deep state financially.
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Jiang says another path to civil unrest is multi-front war and a draft, producing antiwar protests similar to the Vietnam era and requiring domestic force to suppress resistance.
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"And it's going to be up against major geopolitical adversaries, including China and Russia. And then problem number five is that America is now..."
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"Look, look, you're absolutely right. In that, if America wanted to. Invade Venezuela, it would take two weeks. The American naval power is overwhelming...."
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"You can kill Maduro. It's not a problem. It's very easy for the American empire to do this. But it puts you in a..."
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"hidden civil war in the united states between different factions of the deep state right so if you're the u.s military and you're blowing..."
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"Sure. There are lots of different. Possibilities. Okay. I think. The. Most obvious. Possibility. Is that. Trump. Arrests. A lot of. Republicans. Gone after...."
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"Massive. Protests. Very. Much. Reminiscent. Of. The. Vietnam. Era. Where. You. Know. Young. Men. Refuse. To. Fight. And. So. The. National. Guard. Has. To...."
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