Hopefully this doesn’t end the way Tiananmen ended. Better that it end with Maduro against the wall and gunned down much like Ceaucescu.
In The Art of War the aspiring general is advised to be meticulous in his preparation of the battlefield. Realizing that war is what happens when “politics by other means” has failed one can expect Venezuela to devolve soon into a state of war if not already. From decades of studying war from a primarily medical perspective one realizes quickly that one aspect of this preparation of the battlefield has to encompass the medical conditions. At this time the medical conditions in Venezuela are abysmal. I read the average Venezuelan has lost 17 pounds in the last year. This tells me malnutrition is rampant. People who are starving are going to put community hygiene very far down the list of priorities.
War in such conditions produces casualties from disease far in excess of combat casualties. The almost inevitable war brewing in Venezuela will kill thousands if not hundreds of thousands from Cholera and no asymmetry in technology will matter. Disease kills friends and foe.
When the population of Venezuela has been reduced sufficiently hostilities will cease. The only winner will be the grim reaper.