"Earlier this week, the USS Gerald Ford carrier strike group entered U.S. Southern Command's area of responsibility. Southern Command is the primary combatant unit for operations in the Caribbean and South America. The Ford joins a flotilla of destroyers, war planes and special operations assets that are already in the region."
"Over the last two months, the U.S. military has conducted strikes against at least 21 vessels it alleges were ferrying drugs from South America to the U.S. (There have been 20 strikes so far, but an operation in late October targeted two boats.) At least 80 alleged smugglers have been killed in the strikes. Two survived and were repatriated to their home countries of Ecuador and Colombia. The man released in Ecuador was freed because authorities found no evidence he had committed a crime."
"He's offered everything. You're right. You know why? Because he doesn't want to fuck around with the United States."
President Donald Trump received a briefing presenting updated options for potential operations in Venezuela. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, Air Force General Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and other senior officials attended the briefing, and no final decision was reached. The USS Gerald Ford carrier strike group entered U.S. Southern Command's area of responsibility and joined destroyers, warplanes, and special operations assets already in the region. Over the last two months, U.S. forces conducted strikes against at least 21 vessels alleged to be ferrying drugs from South America, resulting in at least 80 alleged smugglers killed and two survivors repatriated; one man in Ecuador was released for lack of evidence. President Trump said Nicolas Maduro had “offered everything” because he did not want to risk confrontation with the United States.
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