12 December 2025
John Mearsheimer on Venezuela: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWdG8qqcZ4U
Venezuela invasion imminent? Trump just announced military intervention to destroy drug cartels, and Maduro responded with direct provocation that could trigger America's next forever war. John Mearsheimer reveals why this drug war gamble could cost everything - and why nobody in Washington wants to admit the truth about what's really happening.**
In this critical analysis, Professor John Mearsheimer exposes the dangerous strategic miscalculations driving Trump toward military intervention in Venezuela. While mainstream media focuses on drug cartels and Maduro's rhetoric, Mearsheimer reveals the real stakes: Russian and Chinese military support, regional destabilization, and the potential for catastrophic escalation that could drag America into another unwinnable conflict.
🔥 KEY TOPICS COVERED:
• Trump's Venezuela invasion plan and military timeline
• Maduro's provocative alliance with Russia, China, and Iran
• Why the "drug war" narrative is a dangerous illusion
• The strategic trap that could trigger WW3-level escalation
• How Venezuela differs from Iraq, Afghanistan, and past interventions
• The bipartisan foreign policy consensus that produces disasters
• Russian anti-aircraft systems and Chinese intelligence sharing
• Why destroying cartels in Venezuela won't stop fentanyl deaths
• The offensive realism framework that predicts catastrophe
• What happens when cornered regimes have nothing to lose
0:00 - Introduction: The Numbers That Changed Everything
2:15 - Trump's Drug War Announcement
4:30 - Maduro's Calculated Provocation
7:45 - The Strategic Trap Washington Doesn't See
11:20 - Russia, China & Iran: The Real Power Behind Venezuela
15:10 - Why This Isn't Panama, Grenada, or Iraq
John Mearsheimer has accurately predicted every major American foreign policy disaster of the past 30 years - from the Iraq War to Ukraine. His framework of offensive realism explains why nations make catastrophic mistakes despite overwhelming evidence. If you want to understand what's really happening in Venezuela beyond the propaganda and headlines, this analysis is essential viewing.
• The Tragedy of Great Power Politics - Mearsheimer's foundational work
• Why Trump's drug war strategy mirrors failed interventions
• How Russia and China are reshaping the Western Hemisphere
• The bipartisan consensus that produces forever wars
This channel provides deep-dive geopolitical analysis based on realist international relations theory. We don't repeat State Department talking points. We examine the strategic logic, historical patterns, and structural forces that actually drive great power behavior.
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Ed Conway on X: "📽️Donald Trump wants you to know he's targeting Venezuela because of illegal drugs. But what if this were really about something else altogether...? Dig into the murky world of crude oil refining and you find another, even more intriguing explanation... Full primer 👇 https://t.co/WoFOqFVaX2" / X 9:39PM 12 Dec 2025. https://x.com/i/status/1999217389813268606
