Judging Freedom LtCOL. Karen Kwiatkowski : A Vietnam War is Coming to Venezuela.
Nov 11, 2025
LtCOL. Karen Kwiatkowski, a retired U.S. Air Force lieutenant colonel and former Pentagon analyst, shares her insights on escalating global tensions. She discusses Ukraine's military challenges, highlighting conscription woes and corruption under Zelensky's rule. Kwiatkowski warns of potential repercussions from plans to seize Russian assets and criticizes U.S. foreign policy towards Syria. Most notably, she raises alarms about the U.S. positioning warships near Venezuela, suggesting it could trigger a conflict far more devastating than Vietnam.
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Ukraine's Military Is In Retreat
- The Ukrainian military is being ground down and resorting to forced conscription, including raids on civilians' homes.
- Karen Kwiatkowski says battlefield retreats and desperate manpower measures show Ukraine is losing its current fight.
Angelina Jolie's Security Guard Was Conscripted
- Angelina Jolie visited Kharkiv and a Ukrainian-born security man who accompanied her was forcibly conscripted into the Ukrainian military.
- Kwiatkowski uses this incident to illustrate how pervasive and desperate Ukraine's manpower grabs have become.
Seizing Assets Risks Long-Term Blowback
- European leaders act as if they're at war by considering seizing Russian assets, but Europe lacks sustainable military capability.
- Kwiatkowski warns confiscation erodes trust and invites future retaliation that accelerates Europe's decline.