Today morning, the Foreign Minister of Colombia announced that there are no plans for a military intervention in Venezuela. At least, the United States has assured its Colombian counterparts of this.
However, Karoline Leavitt, the White House spokesperson, stated that the US authorities do not rule out using force against Maduro and his government and capturing Maduro.
Against the backdrop of various conflicting statements, it is necessary to weigh the pros and cons.
Additionally, it is reported that, since 2022, similar destroyers and cruisers, which are currently conducting missions in the Caribbean Sea, and the Coast Guard have been carrying out anti-drug trafficking operations in the area.
Nevertheless, the number of U.S. naval vessels, the intensity of reconnaissance flights, and the entire submarine indicate that the Trump administration has a plan, even if not a preemptive strike, certainly to escalate tensions.
The presence of an entire aircraft carrier landing group and a Marine Expeditionary Force makes one wonder: why are 4,500 Marines needed to intercept drugs at sea?
Although Trump openly admitted that all of this is to win the U.S. midterm elections, people still feel that he has invested too much resources just for "showing off power."
Of course, nuclear submarines and general-purpose landing ships are unlikely to get close to Venezuela, but if we recall the actions taken against Iran, from Trump's perspective of pursuing "loud but ineffective achievements," we can expect the situation to escalate.
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