US EditionTrump downplays US war threat in Venezuela, says Maduro’s days are ‘numbered’
Trump downplays a full-scale war but warns Maduro's regime faces imminent end amid over 15 US strikes killing at least 65 on drug-smuggling vessels in the Caribbean.
- During a CBS 60 Minutes interview on Nov 2, President Donald Trump sent mixed signals about possible Venezuela intervention, downplaying war while saying Nicolas Maduro's days were numbered as US forces amassed in the Caribbean.
- Framing the action as counter‑narcotics, the Trump administration says strikes stem drug flows and authorises US covert operations with a $76 million bounty on Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.
- More than 15 strikes have, in recent weeks, killed at least 65 people, and Washington has sent the USS R. Gerald Ford and about 10,000 US troops with fighter jets and Reaper drones.
- Several Latin American governments, including Colombia and Mexico, have criticised the strikes and warned an intervention would breed resentment while Colombia, hosting over three million Venezuelans, is buckling under strain and 53% poll support for intervention marks a regional shift.
- Observers note the move evokes historical US interventionism, Venezuela's active troops number at least 100,000, and US warships and covert operations risk wider conflict without regional consensus.
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Venezuela is Ready to Stand Firm Against U.S. Aggression
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Their comments take place as the U.S. continues to launch attacks on alleged narco-lanches in the Caribbean, claiming that the attacks are necessary to stop the flow of drugs to North America
The U.S. president is counting on the end of the chavist regime but remains evasive on how to achieve it. Meanwhile, strikes in the Caribbean Sea against alleged drug traffickers continue, with at least 65 deaths.
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