Trump, Venezuela and Cocaine
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More U.S. military firepower is headed to the Caribbean as Trump escalates his anti-Maduro rhetoric. As a naval aviator, Alvin Holsey trained to conduct missions that required precise targeting. For years,
U.S. military and intelligence actions, coupled with Venezuela’s mobilization, have raised the risk of conflict in the Caribbean.
The U.S. military has flown a pair of supersonic, heavy bombers up to the coast of Venezuela. Thursday's flights come a little over a week after another group of American bombers made a similar journey as part of a training exercise to simulate an attack.
The buildup of U.S. military forces near Venezuela and a series of deadly attacks on alleged drug-trafficking boats in waters off its coast has raised the spectre of an invasion of the South American country.
The Gerald R. Ford Carrier Group and its air wing have been ordered to the U.S. Southern Command’s area of responsibility.
Two B-1 bombers flew over the Caribbean in latest show of force as U.S. military operations in the region continue to grow.
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US sending aircraft carrier towards Caribbean as Trump increases pressure campaign on Venezuela
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered an aircraft carrier strike group currently stationed in Europe to the Caribbean region amid a massive buildup of US military forces in the region.
The Trump administration has surged warships, fighter jets and troops to the Caribbean for drug interdiction. Many see the ultimate goal as toppling Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.
Ky., said during a podcast this past week that the more President Donald Trump gets involved overseas, the more his base will feel left behind. “And if all of a sudden,