On my Orders, the Secretary of War ordered a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel affiliated with a Designated Terrorist Organization conducting narcotrafficking in the USSOUTHCOM area of responsibility. Intelligence confirmed the vessel was trafficking illicit narcotics, and was transiting along a known narcotrafficking passage enroute to poison Americans. The strike killed 3 male narcoterrorists aboard the vessel, which was in international waters. No U.S. Forces were harmed in this strike. STOP SELLING FENTANYL, NARCOTICS, AND ILLEGAL DRUGS IN AMERICA, AND COMMITTING VIOLENCE AND TERRORISM AGAINST AMERICANS!!!

Source: Donald Trump on Truth Social.

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We want Venezuela to immediately accept all of the prisoners, and people from mental institutions, which includes the Worst in the World Insane Asylums, that Venezuelan “Leadership” has forced into the United States of America. Thousands of people have been badly hurt, and even killed, by these “Monsters.” GET THEM THE HELL OUT OF OUR COUNTRY, RIGHT NOW, OR THE PRICE YOU PAY WILL BE INCALCULABLE!

Source: Donald Trump on Truth Social.

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[–] Mirshe@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Oh no, just like the War on Drugs, this is pretext. Trump's trying to claim any small vessel exiting Venezuelan waters is "drugs" so he can have seeming pretext for an invasion. He's super pissed Maduro got elected, and I wouldn't be surprised if he uses an occupied Venezuela as a launching pad to try against Brazil, because he's also super pissed Bolsonaro wound up in prison.

Of course, this assumes that he lasts that long. Most of this is driven by Trump's ego specifically, and I doubt the impetus for war would survive much longer than he does.

[–] etherphon@midwest.social 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Well there is a lot of oil in Venezuela... Ugh.

[–] DancingBear@midwest.social 2 points 4 days ago

USA has also attempted more than a dozen coups in Venezuela since the turn of the century and even before.