what the americans seem to be actually suggesting is that this venezuelan jet was under russian command.

the recent flare-up in the persian gulf was easy enough to understand as a fabrication from the get-go. the narrative made absolutely no sense, whereas the counter-narrative didn't require much imagination; this was obvious.

why would venezuela buzz an american jet? was the pilot drunk? are they just stupid?

the root cause would appear to, in fact, be the utter stupidity of nicolas maduro. but, i ask this question: might the russians want america to invade venezuela?