
Trump pushes peace in Europe, pressure in the Americas — inside the two-front gamble
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The U.S. expands its military presence in the Caribbean with the USS Gerald R. Ford targeting Venezuela's Cartel de los Soles while pursuing peace talks in Europe.
Sporadic strikes on alleged cartel boats off Venezuela’s coast have grown into the largest U.S. military presence in Southern Command’s area in a generation, with the world’s biggest aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford, steaming toward the Caribbean Sea. President Donald Trump has reportedly approved CIA covert measures inside Venezuela — operations that often precede military force — and U.S. planners have already drawn up target lists for cartel sites, according to The New York Times.
Many believe the U.S. could soon launch direct strikes on Venezuelan territory aimed at pushing Nicolás Maduro out of power.




