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“As an analyst who has worked on security issues for over 30 years, I've been
monitoring the US military build-up in the Caribbean for months.
The US administration now has the potential to take decisive military action in
Venezuela.
Washington has described Maduro as the leader of a terrorist group and deemed
his regime illegitimate.
The US has named its mission in the Caribbean Sea and eastern Pacific Ocean
"Operation Southern Spear" and briefed President Donald Trump on military
options.
The arrival of the
USS Gerald R. Ford gives the US Joint Task Force
established in the region the option to launch a high volume of attacks against
land targets, should Trump give the order. According to media reports, there
are now 15,000 troops in the region, including marines on ships and some 5,000
personnel at bases in Puerto Rico.
This massive deployment has, arguably, sought to convince Maduro's loyalists
that US action is now an option on the table.
The message is clear: if a military solution is pursued, the US is highly
likely to be successful.
This quantity of US military hardware in the region has not been seen since
"Operation Uphold Democracy" in Haiti in 1994, when American-led forces helped
end the military regime that had overthrown the democratically elected
government.”
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
