TENSIONS BETWEEN The United States And Venezuela Are Rising As The US Warships USS San Antonio, USS Iwo Jima, And USS Fort Lauderdale Arrive In The Southern Caribbean, A Move That US Officials Say Is Aimed At Countering Threats From South American Drug Cartels.
While US Coast Guard And Navy Ships Regularly Operate In The Southern Caribbean, This Is A Larger-Than-Usual Deployment To The Region.
A US Official, Speaking On Condition Of Anonymity, Said On Thursday, August 28, That Seven US Warships, Including A Nuclear-Powered Fast Attack Submarine, Were In The Area Or Were Expected To Be In The Area In The Coming Week.
The Pentagon Has Not Publicly Revealed Exactly What The US Mission Will Be, But The Trump Administration Has Said It Can Now Use Military Force To Combat Drug Cartels And Criminal Gangs And Has Ordered The Pentagon To Be Prepared For Anything.
Venezuela Complained About The Move To UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres On Thursday, Accusing Washington Of Violating The UN Charter That Established It.
"Our Diplomacy Is Not A Diplomacy Of Cannons, Of Threats, Because The World Cannot Be The World Of 100 Years Ago," Said Maduro, Whose Government Said Last Week It Would Send 15,000 Troops To States On Its Western Border With Colombia To Combat Drug Trafficking Gangs.
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