Washington, United States — Officials at the U.S. Department of Defense (the Pentagon) have expressed growing concerns that any large-scale military operation
against Venezuela could drain U.S. military capabilities.
This comes at a time when strategic challenges posed by China on the international stage are intensifying.
According to military assessments, Washington’s involvement in a direct
or prolonged confrontation in Latin America could place significant burdens on U.S. forces
and divert their focus from more pressing priorities-chief among them China’s expansion in the Indo-Pacific region,
which the U.S. administration considers the greatest threat to American national security.
Officials noted that China continues to rapidly enhance its military and technological capabilities,
a development that requires full strategic focus from the United States.
They warned that opening a new front in Venezuela could indirectly benefit Washington’s adversaries.
These warnings come amid rising political tensions with Caracas, alongside increasing discussion within U.S. circles
about adopting tougher options toward the Venezuelan government—sparking broad debate
within American military and political institutions over the feasibility and strategic cost of such steps.
Observers believe that the U.S. administration now faces a complex equation,
in which it must balance political pressures with military considerations,
in a world witnessing intense competition among major powers for influence and dominance.
