"You really are the backbone of America's airpower, and in recent weeks, you've been working to deter Venezuelan drug traffickers, of which there are many, Trump said in a Thanksgiving holiday video address to US forces. Of course, there aren't too many coming in by sea any more, Trump said. People aren't wanting to be delivering by sea, and we'll be starting to stop them by land also. The land is easier, but that's going to start very soon."
"The US military has carried out more than 20 strikes on vessels in the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean since September, killing at least 83 people. Legal experts and governments in Latin America have branded the campaign of attacks as extrajudicial killings. Washington has provided no evidence to support its allegations that the vessels attacked were involved in drug trafficking, and regional leaders say the attacks have killed mostly fishermen."
President Donald Trump claimed US actions have halted about 85% of drugs trafficked by sea and announced plans to target Venezuelan drug trafficking by land. US forces deployed an aircraft carrier group, stealth fighters and thousands of troops to the Latin American region. The US military conducted more than 20 strikes on vessels in the Caribbean and Pacific since September, resulting in at least 83 deaths. Legal experts and several Latin American governments characterized the attacks as extrajudicial killings. Washington has not produced public evidence linking the struck vessels to drug trafficking. Venezuelan officials accused the US of plotting to topple President Nicolás Maduro.
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