The United States announced this Friday aircraft carrier deployment and its accompanying flotilla to “counternarcoterrorism” in Latin America, decision that increases tension in the region and with which Washington, according to President Nicolás Maduro, is “inventing a war” with Venezuela.
The United States mobilized in August destroyers, a submarine and ships with special forces in international waters of the Caribbeanwith the supposed purpose of combat drug trafficking.
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Although there have been regular presence of aircraft carriers for training exercises with forces from neighboring countries, it is the first time that The United States deploys a force of this magnitude in Latin America against him drug trafficking.
The deployment of the USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier strike group comes “in support of the President’s directive.” dismantle Transnational Criminal Organizations (TCOs) and counter narcoterrorism in defense of the Homeland,” said the Pentagon spokesman, Sean Parnell, in X.
For its part, Venezuela insists that Washington’s true intention is promote a regime change in the country.
“They are inventing a new eternal war“They promised that they would never get into a war again and they are inventing a war that we are going to avoid,” Maduro reacted on a mandatory radio and television channel.
Attack the narcolancha ham
Hours before the Secretary of War, Pete Hegsethreported via X the tenth attack on an alleged drug boatwith a balance of six deaths.
The vessel destroyed on the night of Thursday to Friday was operating for the Aragua Train cartelassured the Secretary of Defense.
“Our intelligence services knew that the vessel was involved in narcotics smuggling“he added. The attack took place in “international waters.”
So far, at least 43 people have died in the Caribbean and the Pacific since The United States began its current campaign unprecedented number of lethal attacks in the region.
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Furthermore, this was the first night attack in the area, explained Hegseth, who accompanied his message with a video.
The Pentagon chief warned that The United States will treat “narcoterrorists” as it has treated the terrorist organization “Al Qaeda” also Osama bin Laden.