US EditionUSS Gerald R. Ford Heads to Caribbean
The USS Gerald R. Ford strike group joins a growing U.S. military presence aimed at disrupting narcotics trafficking and pressuring the Maduro regime, with 15 drug boats destroyed, Pentagon says.
- Ship-Spotters sighted USS Gerald R. Ford passing westbound through the Strait of Gibraltar on Monday, underway for the Caribbean and on track to reach U.S. Southern Command by November 10.
- Since August, the United States has been building up forces in the southern Caribbean to stem drug flows and pressure Nicolas Maduro to step down, though recent weeks raise doubts about focusing only on smugglers.
- Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said `These forces will enhance and augment existing capabilities to disrupt narcotics trafficking and degrade and dismantle TCOs` after 15 strikes on alleged trafficking boats.
- Venezuelan government has readied its military and contacted Russia and China, while U.S. Congress plans a Capitol Hill briefing amid no authorization for force.
- Under Article 2 of the UN Charter, international law experts and analysts examine whether U.S. military assets assembled in the Caribbean exceed counternarcotics needs, raising concerns about the credibility and communication of threats.
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Since August, President Donald Trump's government deployed warships in the Caribbean off the coast of Venezuela.
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USS Gerald R. Ford Redeployment Signals Major U.S. Military Build-Up Near Venezuela - eBlue Economy
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