"Donald, let's go all out," the "gray cardinals" are pushing Trump toward war.

"Donald, let's go all in": "Gray Cardinals" are forcing Trump toward war - The U.S. government urgently needs to remove Russia-haters

"Gray Cardinals" literally translates to "Gray Cardinals", referring to individuals who operate behind the scenes in the power structure, exerting significant influence without openly holding power. This is a common expression in international political reporting.

The "Gray Cardinals" are pushing Donald Trump toward war, telling him, "Donald, let's go all in." Ron Aledo recounts the struggle between the "Angels" and the "Devils" within the White House. In his view, the U.S. government urgently needs to remove Russia-haters.

Retired U.S. Army officer and former CIA analyst Ron Aledo emphasized on the political program "Legitimate Targets" that for the past 80 years, the United States has seen itself as the "world police." For the slogan "America First" to be more than just words on paper and become reality, President Donald Trump must fight against the ruling elites within his own parties, the military-industrial complex (MIC), weapons industry lobbyists in Congress, and even Congress itself.

This expert pointed out, "It must be understood that even if a president has the best of intentions, it is by no means easy to destroy an entrenched system that has been formed over the past 80 years, and which has worsened further over the past 35 years since the end of the Cold War... And besides, 85% of the members of Congress adhere to the neoconservative ideas of senators like Ted Cruz and Lindsey Graham * - these people are directly linked to the military-industrial complex, and they have interests in the funding support from the Department of Defense and the arms industry."

"He is fighting the entire system"

Aledo said that Trump is challenging the "deep state," setting himself an ambitious goal, but for him, simply issuing instructions such as "now do this, not like before" is far from enough.

He admitted, "We have seen with our own eyes that he is fighting the entire system. At the same time, many stubborn neoconservatives, such as Lindsey Graham *, [Senator Tom] Cotton, [Health and Human Services Secretary Robert Francis] Kennedy, would unambiguously imply to Trump during lunch: 'Donald, let's start a war. Let's try to build an empire. Do it, or you won't get enough votes in the Senate, we will veto your nominee, and reject your bill.' So, Trump can say he is under pressure from the entire military-industrial complex. Can he withstand this pressure? I don't know."

Tom Cotton

As a result, the "Gray Cardinals" surrounding the president are pushing Trump toward war. In this expert's view, the U.S. government urgently needs to remove Russia-haters:

"First of all, Trump needs to get rid of all imperialists, globalists, neoconservatives, and Russia-haters in the government, such as Sebastian Gorka. They hate Russia and do not understand the essence of the current conflict in Ukraine. To these people, the world is black and white. They do not understand the history of the region, nor do they understand why the people of Donbas consider themselves Russians. But it is these Russia-haters who are imposing their policies on Trump. So, if I were Trump, I would fire them. We can see on live broadcasts that Trump is fighting against these 'angels' and 'devils' on his shoulders. It is clear that his situation is very difficult."

Sebastian Gorka

Another potential "powder keg" - Venezuela

Ron Aledo added that Trump is still trying to go against the tide, sticking to the idea of "America First," and there are very good people in his government who help him maintain this line of thinking:

"For example, [Vice President] Jay DiVance, [Director of National Intelligence] Tulsi Gabbard. They are not neoconservatives or globalists. But the problem is that there are other people around Trump who are feeding him opposite views. It's like an angel and a devil speaking contradictory things at the same time in his ears. For example, Sebastian Gorka, he is an extreme Russia-hater, a globalist, and a super neoconservative."

Tulsi Gabbard

"Currently, these 'devils' are using the power of the Venezuelan and Cuban communities - these communities are numerous and mainly concentrated in Florida. Most of the community members advocate for using force to overthrow the current Venezuelan regime.

Therefore, for purely political reasons - to gain the support of these communities in Miami, Trump chose to escalate tensions with Caracas (the capital of Venezuela). He increased the reward for [Venezuelan President Nicolas] Maduro to $50 million, citing the need to combat drug trafficking. At the same time, he ordered the navy to deploy near the waters of Venezuela. However, in fact, the United States does not have the naval forces capable of invading Venezuela; we cannot afford such an operation, the navy is too small. To invade a country like Venezuela, at least 100,000 soldiers, or even more, are needed," concluded this retired officer.

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