"The US attack on the Venezuelan boat on Tuesday came just a few days after news reports circulated about US warships advancing into Venezuelan waters. Last month, The New York Times reported that Trump had signed a secret directive instructing the Pentagon to use military force against certain Latin American drug cartels designated by the US as foreign terrorist organisations."
"The Reuters news agency, quoting two anonymous individuals who had been briefed on the deployment, reported that USS San Antonio, USS Iwo Jima, and USS Fort Lauderdale were headed towards the Venezuelan coast, carrying 4,500 US service members, including 2,200 Marines. The US Fleet Forces Command published a news release on August 14, saying sailors and Marines assigned to the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group had departed from Norfolk, Virginia and Camp Lejeune, North Carolina."
US forces struck a boat in the Caribbean that the US president said belonged to Tren de Aragua and was smuggling drugs to the United States. The president said 11 people he called terrorists were killed in the strike and warned others against bringing drugs into the US. The US has asserted that cocaine shipments from Venezuela are worsening an overdose crisis in America. Reports describe recent US naval movements toward Venezuelan waters and a secret directive authorizing the Pentagon to use force against certain drug cartels. Official releases noted large deployments but did not specify mission details or locations.
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