"Venezuela is completely surrounded by the largest Armada ever assembled in the History of South America, Trump said in a post on his social media platform. It will only get bigger, and the shock to them will be like nothing they have ever seen before Until such time as they return to the United States of America all of the Oil, Land, and other Assets that they previously stole from us."
"The buildup has been accompanied by a series of military strikes on boats in international waters in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific. The campaign, which has drawn bipartisan scrutiny among U.S. lawmakers, has killed at least 95 people in 25 known strikes on vessels. The Trump administration has defended it as a success, saying it has prevented drugs from reaching American shores, and they pushed back on concerns that it is stretching the bounds of lawful warfare."
"The Trump administration has said the campaign is about stopping drugs headed to the U.S., but Trump's chief of staff Susie Wiles appeared to confirm in a Vanity Fair interview published Tuesday that the campaign is part of a push to oust Maduro. Wiles said Trump wants to keep on blowing boats up until Maduro cries uncle."
President Donald Trump ordered a blockade of all sanctioned oil tankers into Venezuela and announced plans to escalate a military buildup around the country. U.S. forces recently seized an oil tanker off Venezuela's coast after a regional force buildup. The buildup has been accompanied by military strikes on boats in international waters in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific, with at least 95 people killed in 25 known strikes. The administration defends the campaign as preventing drugs from reaching U.S. shores and faces scrutiny over legal and bipartisan concerns. A senior aide indicated the campaign also aims to pressure and oust Nicolás Maduro.
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