The US ran a war game on the aftermath of Maduro’s fall – it predicted chaos

The podcast explores the potential consequences of removing Nicolás Maduro from power in Venezuela, drawing on insights from Douglas Farah, a former journalist and national security consultant who participated in U.S. government war games. These simulations, conducted across the Obama, Trump, and Biden administrations, consistently pointed towards disastrous outcomes, including widespread chaos and the fragmentation of the country due to various armed groups. Farah notes that while economic pressures and internal coups were considered, the possibility of a foreign special operation to capture Maduro was never gamed out. He argues that a comprehensive financial strategy targeting the economic lifelines of the Venezuelan elite, coupled with international support, would have been a more effective approach.