Trump Confirms CIA Ops In Venezuela, Mulls 'Land' Strikes

 

 

President Donald Trump on Wednesday confirmed for the first time that his administration has secretly authorized the CIA to conduct covert operations in Venezuela — and signaled that U.S. military action on Venezuelan soil could soon follow.

 

Speaking in the Oval Office, Trump claimed without evidence that President Nicolás Maduro’s regime has deliberately sent “drugs and criminals” to the United States, and said Washington “won’t stand by” while that happens. “We are certainly looking at land now, because we’ve got the sea very well under control,” Trump said, referring to a series of U.S. strikes on suspected drug-smuggling boats in the Caribbean.

 

The New York Times reported Wednesday that the Pentagon is “drawing up options” for possible escalation, including limited strikes inside Venezuela. When asked if he had granted the CIA authority to “take out Maduro,” Trump declined to answer, calling the question “ridiculous.”

 

The president defended his administration’s lethal targeting of drug boats — a practice legal experts say breaks international law — by claiming it saves American lives. “When they’re loaded up with drugs, they’re fair game,” he said. “Every boat we knock out, we save 25,000 American lives.”

 

Critics say the approach marks a radical break from previous U.S. policy, which relied on Coast Guard interdictions and arrests rather than missile strikes. The Trump administration has argued in letters to Congress that drug cartels qualify as “nonstate armed groups” engaged in “armed attacks against the United States,” justifying a military response under international law.

 

The White House and CIA declined further comment on operational specifics, but officials confirmed additional “options are under review.”

 

Key Takeaways:

• Trump confirmed covert CIA operations in Venezuela and hinted at possible U.S. strikes on land.

• He defended missile attacks on drug boats, claiming they “save 25,000 lives” per strike.

• Legal experts warn the policy could breach international law and expand U.S. military authority against nonstate actors.

 

Source: YahooNews

 

The war mongers will never stop.

I'm sure, the doomsday of the hegemon will come soon.

Hey, he just wants to invade Venezuela to pick up his Peace Prize. Nothing to see here.