SAEDNEWS: US President Donald Trump has said that he doesn’t rule out a potential ground operation in Venezuela.
According to Saed News, citing TASS, US President Donald Trump told reporters that he does not rule out any options regarding Venezuela.
“I don’t rule out anything; we just have to take care of Venezuela,” he said when asked whether he is prepared to rule out any measures, including the use of ground forces, at this time.
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has repeatedly warned that his country faces the most serious threat in a century from potential US aggression. Meanwhile, Washington has accused Caracas of failing to do enough to combat drug smuggling. Under this pretext, the United States has deployed significant military forces to the Caribbean, including eight warships, one submarine, and more than 16,000 troops. Since September, the US has reportedly destroyed at least 20 boats and killed 76 individuals allegedly involved in drug trafficking from Venezuela. On November 16, the Pentagon announced that a US naval strike group led by the aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford had entered the Caribbean Sea.
According to The New York Times, President Trump has authorized CIA covert operations in Venezuela. US media reports suggest that Washington may soon begin targeting drug cartels in the country. Updated plans for potential operations against Venezuela were presented to Trump on November 11, and after reviewing them, he told journalists that he had formed an opinion on the actions the US should take against Caracas.
