The President's Daily Brief November 13th, 2025: Inside Venezuela’s Plan To Resist A U.S. Invasion & Ukraine’s Air Defenses Falter
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Nov 13, 2025 Venezuela is gearing up for guerrilla warfare as U.S. military presence grows in the Caribbean, planning to counteract through chaos and decentralized attacks. Ukraine faces alarming challenges as its air defenses struggle against intensifying Russian assaults, with declining interception rates amplifying concerns. Meanwhile, Colombia suspends intelligence cooperation with the U.S. over recent strikes on drug traffickers. In a surprising twist, Yemen's Houthi rebels have paused their attacks tied to the ongoing Gaza ceasefire, but tensions remain high.
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Venezuela's Asymmetric Deterrence Plan
- Venezuela plans asymmetric warfare to make any U.S. invasion costly and prolonged.
- Caracas will rely on militias, sabotage, and "anarchization" to flood occupied zones with instability.
Scattered Resistance And Messaging Strategy
- Caracas identified over 280 independent resistance sites to enable decentralized, hit-and-run operations.
- The regime pairs those units with propaganda to portray any conflict as imperial aggression.
Military Weakness Drives Insurgency Choice
- Venezuela's conventional forces are poorly trained, underpaid, and equipped with aging Soviet-era gear.
- That weakness drives the regime toward insurgency tactics and reliance on civilian militias.