The US deploys the Ford aircraft carrier to the Caribbean Sea, "cracking down on drug trafficking"
According to Reuters and Al Jazeera on October 24, the US Department of Defense (known as the "War Department") announced that it has deployed the "Ford" aircraft carrier strike group to the Caribbean Sea near Venezuela. The purpose is to "enhance and expand existing capabilities to combat drug trafficking, weaken and dismantle transnational criminal organizations."
Al Jazeera reported that in addition to the "Ford" aircraft carrier and its aircraft, five destroyers were also deployed to the Caribbean Sea region by this order. Previously, the US had already deployed eight warships, one nuclear submarine, and F-35 stealth fighters in the area. At the same time, the US is sending long-range bombers to the region to conduct "training missions" to demonstrate military might.
Additionally, the US has attacked some Venezuelan vessels and other targets, causing casualties. The US claims these vessels are controlled by so-called "drug gangs," while Venezuela insists that the attacked vessels are all civilian ships.
President Trump and the US government have previously accused Venezuela of "harboring drug traffickers" and "undermining democratic institutions," even claiming that Venezuelan President Maduro is connected to drug gangs. Maduro has firmly denied the accusations against himself and the country, responding that the real purpose of the US is to instigate a regime change in Venezuela and to expand militarily in Latin America.
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