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U.S. Army Special Forces veteran Jim Hanson laid out a blunt assessment on Jesse Watters Primetime this week, warning that Nicolás Maduro is looking for a “soft landing” as pressure from the Trump administration tightens. Hanson drew on frontline experience to argue that Maduro is scrambling, not scheming from a position of strength, and that the regime’s options are narrowing fast.
On-air Hanson also gauged what he called the Trump administration’s end game — a sustained campaign of economic pressure, maritime interdictions and targeted strikes aimed at cutting off the narco-regime’s lifelines. That strategy, echoed by Watters and other commentators, follows recent U.S. actions in the Caribbean that have ratcheted up pressure on Maduro’s criminal enterprise.
From a tactical perspective Hanson warned that Maduro’s most likely move is to seek sanctuary with sympathetic patrons or attempt a quiet escape while claiming victory. That “soft landing” scenario is familiar to anyone who’s watched failed dictators try to cash out: move assets, line up safe havens, and try to evade accountability — but Hanson made clear the U.S. must not let that happen.
Americans should welcome the Trump administration’s resolve; after decades of weak-willed foreign policy, it’s past time to finish what the left refused to do. Tough sanctions, targeted military pressure, and support for anti-narcotics operations are not reckless aggression — they’re the moral and strategic response to a regime that has turned its country into a staging ground for criminality. No appeasement, no surrender to the globalist playbook.
Moscow and other regimes will try to posture as friends of Maduro, but those alliances are tactical and transactional, not a reason for the United States to blink. Putin has telegraphed support in phone calls with Maduro, a predictable move from an adversary that prefers destabilizing influence to direct confrontation — and it only proves why America must stay focused and strong.
Washington should couple pressure with clear backing for the Venezuelan people and the opposition leaders who want freedom, not a return to the failed socialist nightmare. That means protecting anti-regime figures, crippling Maduro’s revenue streams, and exposing the regime’s narco-state connections until accountability is inescapable. Patriots here at home must demand no less from our leaders.
Veterans like Jim Hanson know what real leadership looks like — steady, prepared, and willing to act when evil exploits weakness. If America stands firm, coordinates diplomatically, and refuses to hand a victory to tyranny, Maduro’s last gasp will be exposed for what it is: the final flailing of a failed dictator. Hardworking Americans should take pride in a government that finally defends our hemisphere and stands with freedom.
