{"id":173489,"date":"2025-09-02T07:23:36","date_gmt":"2025-09-02T11:23:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=173489"},"modified":"2025-09-02T07:23:36","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T11:23:36","slug":"trumps-carribean-cruise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=173489","title":{"rendered":"Trump’s Carribean Cruise"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nArleigh Burke DDG<\/em><\/p>\n

“…the president is prepared to use every element of American power to stop drugs from flooding into our country and to bring those responsible to justice.\u201d
\nKaroline Leavitt<\/p>\n

US warships in South America and the reaction in Venezuela<\/h3>\n

By Regina Garcia Cano and Konstantin Toropin<\/strong><\/p>\n

The United States is boosting its maritime force in the waters off Venezuela to combat threats from Latin American drug cartels with the expected arrival of more vessels next week, an action that will undoubtedly fuel more speculation in Venezuela.<\/p>\n

The U.S. government has not signaled any planned land incursion from the thousands of personnel being deployed, and analysts and current and former government officials see no possibility of an invasion in Venezuela.
\nStill, the deployment has dominated conversations in the streets and at dinner tables in Venezuela, where\u00a0an alleged threat of invasion\u00a0is spilling over from social media and state television.<\/p>\n

The government has capitalized on the speculation by appealing to people, primarily its diminishing base, to enlist in a beleaguered militia, while the opposition is again characterizing U.S. actions as a sign of rule nearing an end.<\/p>\n

The U.S. Navy now has\u00a0two Aegis guided-missile destroyers\u00a0\u2014 the USS Gravely and the USS Jason Dunham \u2014 in the Caribbean, as well as the destroyer USS Sampson and the cruiser USS Lake Erie in the Pacific Ocean off Latin America, according to a defense official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe ongoing operations.<\/p>\n

That military presence is set to expand. Three amphibious assault ships \u2014 a force that encompasses more than 4,000 sailors and Marines \u2014 would be entering the waters off Latin America by next week, the official said.<\/p>\n

Pentagon officials have refused to say exactly where the USS Iwo Jima, the USS San Antonio and the USS Fort Lauderdale are heading.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Military Times<\/a><\/p>\n

Venezuela has accused the U.S. of attempting regime change and has now deployed 15,000 troops to the western frontier with Colombia. Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino L\u00f3pez announced the deployment of warships, drones, and larger vessels in its territorial waters. I’d be nervous too, but wait for a carrier to show up and join the fun. Someone will think the 50M USD reward for Maduro’s arrest is a pretty good deal. Hmmm, wonder who came up with that?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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