Capturing Raul Castro would be more difficult than capturing Nicolas Maduro
The Justice Department has indicted Raul Castro over the 1996 killings of four Americans, indicating a potential U.S. military operation against him. However, capturing Castro would be more complex than the recent capture of Nicolas Maduro due to various factors, including Castro's fortified bunkers and the loss of surprise. While the U.S. has resources and proximity to Cuba, the risks involved in a raid could lead to significant American casualties.
- ▪Raul Castro was indicted by the Justice Department for the 1996 killings of four Americans.
- ▪The indictment may lay the groundwork for a future U.S. military operation to capture Castro.
- ▪Capturing Castro would be more complicated than capturing Maduro due to his fortified bunkers and the loss of surprise.
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The Justice Department indicted de facto Cuban leader Raul Castro this week over the 1996 killings of four Americans. The indictment shows that the Trump administration wants to pressure Castro’s communist regime and to lay a legal foundation for any future U.S. military raid to capture him. Castro will certainly fear that a U.S. special operations team will soon come knocking down his door. After all, former Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro was captured by Delta Force barely a week after he was indicted. Yet, such a raid would be far more complicated with Castro than it was with Maduro.
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