An aircraft carrier and 3 American destroyers arrive in the Caribbean.. Is war approaching?
Declared United States Sunday arrival Aircraft carrier "USS Gerald Ford" To the sea The Caribbean was officially part of anti-drug operations, and in the midst of escalating tensions with Venezuela.
A statement issued by the US Southern Command (Southcom), which covers Latin America and the Caribbean Sea, clarified the location of the aircraft carrier after Tuesday’s announcement, confirming that it had entered the command’s area of responsibility on this day.
It is "USS Gerald Ford" The most advanced aircraft carrier in the US Navy, it carries 4 squadrons of combat aircraft, and is accompanied by 3 missile-launching destroyers.
Combat drug smuggling
The Southern Command statement explained that the aircraft carrier group "You will join forces in the Caribbean"including an amphibious group and a marine unit.
Since August, Washington has deployed large military capabilities in the Caribbean region, including 6 warships, with the stated aim of combating drug smuggling into the United States.
Over the past weeks, Washington has launched strikes in international waters targeting about 20 boats that it says are used to smuggle drugs, killing at least 76 people, according to American data.
Washington has not provided any evidence that these boats are being used. For drug smuggling.
Control of Venezuelan oil
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro accused Washington of using drug smuggling as a pretext. "To force regime change" In Caracas with the aim of controlling Venezuelan oil.
Trump authorized secret CIA operations in Venezuela, and gave contradictory indications about his strategy, sometimes speaking about strikes on Venezuelan territory, and that Maduro’s days were numbered, but he also ruled out the idea of war.
Venezuela announced on Tuesday that its army was deployed massively throughout its country to respond to American imperialism.
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