@EsperDoD @DeptofDefense @POTUS Having been involved in the war of drugs this is a waste of resources just to have a show of force that is not going to accomplish anything. A lack of strategic strategy is missing here. https://twitter.com/EsperDoD/status/1245478372546883587

@EsperDoD @DeptofDefense @POTUS There are non-kinetic ways the military can force Maduro’s hand without deploying mass forces, occupying Caracas or risking conflict escalation. Why aren't you applying those?

@EsperDoD @DeptofDefense @POTUS Non-Violent Resistance works. In the 80s we trained the Contras and we saw the results. We have Army SOF next door in Colombia and can easily shift to training a resistance force than teach both military tactics and non-violent disruptions

@EsperDoD @DeptofDefense @POTUS of harassment, erecting barricades and maintaining command and control in the face of government repression. Provide the opposition with the tools, to avoid an allout civil war and not just money like we have provided to a corrupt Guido.

@EsperDoD @DeptofDefense @POTUS to public perception, the U.S. military actually has a decent track record in the region. In Colombia, we trained Colombia's military’s, paving the way for peace.

@EsperDoD @DeptofDefense @POTUS A new report by the Joint Special Operations University on Support to Resistance (STR) operations suggests it can. The peaceful overthrows of authoritarians in Sudan and Algeria provides further proof of its effectiveness.

@EsperDoD @DeptofDefense @POTUS Venezuela is not Panama and a full-scale military intervention will be a foolish choice considering the Russian, Iranian and Cuban presence in country. Maduro’s ouster will not usher in a thriving democracy overnight.