"Just a few days ago, the Trump administration authorized covert operations by the CIA in Venezuela, most likely ruling out continued diplomacy with President Nicolás Maduro. That comes as the U.S. continues to target alleged drug traffickers with missile strikes in Venezuelan waters. There has been no consideration given to whether the passengers on these boats are innocent; there is no hard evidence, even, that these boats were carrying drugs."
"The strikes are likely illegal under maritime law, violate human-rights conventions, and contradict longstanding U.S. military practices - not that Trump cares about any of this. Now the U.S. military has stationed three guided-missile destroyers, one guided-missile cruiser, a nuclear attack submarine, the amphibious 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, and ten F-35 fighter jets in or near Venezuelan waters, raising the number of active troops in the area to 10,000."
Donald Trump celebrated a tentative Israel-Hamas cease-fire while simultaneously authorizing covert CIA operations in Venezuela, undermining diplomacy with Nicolás Maduro. The U.S. has conducted missile strikes against alleged drug traffickers in Venezuelan waters without firm evidence and without considering innocent passengers. Those strikes raise legal and human-rights concerns and contravene longstanding U.S. military practices. The U.S. has deployed a substantial naval and air force presence — including guided-missile destroyers, a cruiser, a nuclear attack submarine, an amphibious Marine Expeditionary Unit, and F-35 fighters — bringing roughly 10,000 active troops near Venezuelan waters and prompting fears of potential invasion or regime-toppling.
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