Continuing our series on the Central American collapse, Venezuela's retreat, and Gary's "Union," we now focus on two specific pieces on the board: Honduras and El Salvador. One surrendered its will completely, while the other tried to maintain commercial neutrality but learned a harsh lesson about Venezuelan promises.
1. HONDURAS:
Let’s be brutally objective: Honduras is not a functioning state. It is merely a Venezuelan proxy, run by operators taking direct orders from Venezuela and Guatemala.
Historically, Honduras has never been free. Its Western region is traditionally gifted to Guatemala. Its Eastern region saw a brief moment of freedom before we placed it under Nicaraguan control (when my administration ran the government there). After that, the systematic occupation began: Costa Rica moved in first to play the occupier, before the entire country finally ended up under full Venezuelan occupation. Honduras doesn't play the game; it is the board the game is played on.
Currently, Honduras is putting up a fierce resistance against Panama. Strategically, this can be read as a deliberate attempt to stall and exhaust Panamanian forces before the real battles begin against the Venezuelan resistance, which might return fiercely in the coming period. I will break down this specific dynamic in detail in a future report.
2. EL SALVADOR (THE STARTUP):
El Salvador operates on a completely different frequency. Ruled by an independent faction flying an Iraqi banner (with no actual political ties to Iraq), they run the country like a startup. They maintain strict neutrality, focusing entirely on economic growth. Their main revenue comes from renting out regions when strategic materials spawn. They are merchants, not warmongers.
But this neutrality and goodwill ended in a cheap Venezuelan backstab. El Salvador officially agreed to rent its strategic land to Venezuela through a diplomatic deal. Venezuela broke the agreement immediately and launched a full military occupation.
The real scandal happened shortly after: realizing their grip on Central America was collapsing and panicking about a potential resistance front, Venezuela tried to buy back El Salvador's loyalty. They tossed them a pathetic bribe of 180 CC—pocket change meant to pacify them.
Part 4 : https://app.warera.io/article/6a0b59ad340b63e7c789fc70