Dear Editor,
With the passing of these highly experienced and valuable members of our military, we must continue to be strong and confident in the face of the would-be invaders. Our strength continues to be in our knowledge and abilities in jungle warfare. Allow open military combat to be the domain led by our allies, and maintain our focus where our military strength serves us best.
There was a time during His Excellency President Burnham’s tenure when the GDF carried out training exercises with the US Military in jungle warfare. During that period, there were many stories of how well the GDF did in sharing our techniques and our knowledge of the terrain. Given the relative size of our military when compared to that of Venezuela, we must continue to embrace a combat strategy that leverages the use of jungle warfare. It will be more to our advantage versus traditional combat.
This tragic loss of experienced and long-serving military personnel is a reminder that the military equipment which Venezuela has and relies upon will be restricted in its use in our jungle.
Sincerely,
Jamil Changlee
