The threat of war against Venezuela and the surrounding region is growing as the Pentagon deploys the world's largest aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald Ford, to the Caribbean. Alejandro Velasco, associate professor at New York University, says the Latin American policy is "primarily Marco Rubio's ideological project," motivated by a desire to oust the government of Venezuela and weaken the allied government of Cuba.
"President Trump and his administration continue to fail to answer pressing questions regarding the president's orders to carry out lethal U.S. military strikes on boats in the Caribbean Sea," Smith said. "They have failed to demonstrate the legality of these strikes, provide transparency on the process used or even a list of cartels that have been designated as terrorist organizations."
President Petro is strongly encouraging the massive production of drugs across Colombia, Trump claimed in a post on his Truth Social platform on Sunday, in which he repeatedly spelled it as Columbia. list of 3 itemsend of list He called Petro a low rated and very unpopular leader, warning that he better close up drug operations or the US will close them up for him, and it won't be done nicely.