The US continued attacks on the alleged ships involved in drug smuggling off the coasts of Venezuela. Recently, the US president, who aims to stop traffickers to bring drugs to the US, has made it clear that the US administration could make the decision to expand the soil operations, The Sun reports.
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The US president praised the Navy's efforts on Sunday to “eliminate terrorists”, while the US continues the war against drug cartels.
Trump understood that he considered additional actions on the territory of Venezuela.
Speaking at the Norfolk Naval Station, next to the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier, he spoke about the last attack on a smuggling ship: “In the last few weeks, Marina has supported our mission to eliminate the cartel terrorists … I have done one last night.”
The following targets will be the cards inside the Venezuela, he added.
“I do not come to sea anymore, so now we will have to start looking for land, because they will be forced to move on land,” he said.
Any potential action of this kind would be unprecedented, since the American army has never directly targeted the cartels in Mexico or Venezuela.
What would a ground attack mean
Javed Ali, associate professor at the University of Michigan, appreciated that a possible direct attack on the north border cards would give the US President the widest opportunity within Mexico.
He explained that Trump could also activate Article II of the US Constitution, which gives the president the authority to call the army to defend the country.
At the same time, the US could also invoke the law on authorities in times of war, which would grant Trump 60 days to perform military operations before having to request the approval of the Congress.
Trump's decisions come after the signing of executive orders that designated the cartels as foreign terrorist organizations.
In the case of terrestrial operations, its first option would probably be the aerial blows, most likely with the power of the Reaper drones.
But for them to be possible, the Mexican authorities should agree, as for any military action that would be undertaken by the US.
In this regard, the Mexican president Claudia Sheinbaum stressed that the executive order is applicable only on condition of close coordination between the two governments.
“We all want to fight against drug cartels. The US on their territory, and we in our territory,” said Sheinbaum.
Trump would also face other problems, including causing what cartels should start.
Pete Hegseth, American Defense Secretary, presented one of the precision attacks on a ship used for narcotic smuggling last week. It browsing the international waters before a rain of projectiles deviates over it and destroyed it in a huge explosion.
The American official told Fox News that “all options are on the table if we are dealing with what are designated as foreign terrorist organizations.”
He added that he has “all the necessary authorizations” to perform the attacks, without giving details.
On the X platform, the US Secretary of Defense said that the ship was carrying “substantial quantities of narcotics – which were heading to America to poison our people.”
“These attacks will continue until the attacks on the American people are over,” he warned.
Venezuela's leader, accused of links with drug cartels
The US president has often expressed his desire to use force against cartels, accusing the president of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro, of actively supporting them.
Maduro denied the accusations, but the situation is tense.
The US positioned destroyers and soldiers in the area, while the Venezuelan dictator ordered the mobilization of troops.
The dictator of Venezuela initially sent hard Washington response, accusing the US of trying to remove him from power and install a “puppet government”.
According to reports, the US is preparing to conquer ports and aerodromes in Venezuela.
On Friday, Maduro expressed his dissatisfaction with the fact that America performs “an armed aggression to impose a change of regime.”
He previously said that the US have “1,200 missiles aimed at our heads. They have a nuclear submarine.”
“There are eight destroyers in the Caribbean, things unheard of so far,” he said.
Maduro stressed that any state that faces Venezuela will receive “a lesson”, no matter how strong it is.
He also declared his innocence on drug trafficking and claimed that the US just want to steal the oil, gases and gold of Venezuela.
US would have suspended diplomatic contacts
President Trump has interrupted diplomatic discussions with Venezuela in the midst of his efforts to put an end to drug trafficking and cards operating in the US, according to a report of the New York Times.
The newspaper quoted American officials, according to which Trump would have closed the negotiation door, which could lead to an intensification of military actions against drug dealers, smuggling vessels or the government of President Nicolás Maduro.
Potrovit Nyt, Richard Grenell, the special envoy who was leading the discussions with Maduro, was informed on October 2 that all diplomatic contacts must cease.
During a meeting with high-ranking military leaders, Trump would have called Mr. Grenell directly and communicated his order.
The US president thus shows his dissatisfaction with what the administration considers to be intransigence from Venezuela.
In September, Maduro wrote a letter to Trump in which he denied the drug trafficking in Venezuela. He also proposed to continue negotiations with the US through Grenell.
Officials also told the New York Times that the president is frustrated by Maduro's refusal to voluntarily resign.
The Trump administration accused Maduro of being at the forefront of a “narco-state”, accusing him for drug trafficking and offering a $ 50 million reward for his arrest.
High officials said that several plans have been developed, including potential operations aimed at removing Maduro from power.
The Secretary of State and the National Security adviser, Marco Rubio, also described Maduro as a “fugitive of American justice” and an “illegitimate leader”.
Trump's last order comes against the background of escaping the American military activity and attacks against the alleged cartel boats near Venezuelan waters.
Last month, the administration officially notified the Congress that the US is engaged in an “armed conflict” with drug cartels, designating members of the cartel as “illegal fighters”.
