Former Officer Defends Biden’s Venezuela Policy and Alex Saab Release Amid US Strategy Against Maduro’s Cartel of the Suns with 4,000 Troops

A recent interview with a former Latin American officer has provided a defense of President Joe Biden's policy towards Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, including justification for the controversial release of Alex Saab. The discussion highlighted the complex security challenges posed by Maduro's regime, described as a narco-military syndicate closely intertwined with criminal organizations such as the Cartel of the Suns, the ELN guerrilla group, Hezbollah, and Iran. Analysts emphasize that in Venezuela, the cartel has effectively become the state, controlling ministries and engaging in diplomatic agreements. The United States is reportedly employing a strategy focused on isolating and financially strangling Maduro's regime, supported by a legal framework enabling actions deemed necessary to neutralize this threat to national security. This strategy includes a military deployment of approximately 4,000 personnel in the southern Caribbean region to confront the regime's influence and operations.