Military tensions in the southern Caribbean have rapidly grown following President Trump’s decision to launch an airstrike on a boat allegedly smuggling drugs near Venezuela. As the U.S. announced the deployment of 10 F-35 fighter jets to bolster its forces in the region, a pair of Venezuelan planes flew over an American warship in a move that the Pentagon described as “highly provocative.” All evidence suggests that a broader military operation could be in the offing. Last Thursday, Se...| Responsible Statecraft
The U.S. military attacked a “drug-carrying boat” after it departed from Venezuela, according to President Trump, who recently surged American troops to the southern Caribbean in what he says is an effort to fight drug trafficking. A senior U.S. defense official confirmed the attack in a statement to Responsible Statecraft, describing the operation as a “precision strike against a drug vessel operated by a designated narco-terrorist organization.” In a post on Truth Social, Trump clai...| Responsible Statecraft
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