Venezuela president Nicolás Maduro reacted to increasing tensions with the United States after mobilizing US troops in the Caribbean. In a speech broadcast on state TV on Monday (25), he questioned how Washington would react if he was in a similar situation.
According to Maduro, it would be unthinkable for a US political or social leader to ask the intervention of foreign powers against his own country.
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“What would be the US courts if an American, man or female, of any social class, whether an opinion leader or a leader of a political party or political force, who is against the government in power, calls other powers – I will not mention any – no – [convocasse] Other powers to come with their ships, bombard, kill, intervene? ”He said.
The Venezuelan leader said that anyone who answered his hypothesis would also be answering the same question about Venezuela. Still, he stated that he is convinced that, just as US citizens defend their homeland in the face of a threat, Venezuelans are doing the same. “We are within our law, and no one touches this land,” he said.
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Reuters agency reported that the United States sent more vessels to the south of the Caribbean as a military reinforcement in the region. US President Donald Trump aims to face threats from Latin American drug cartels, according to the agency sources.
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The USS Lake Erie, a guided missile cruiser, and the USS Newport Newport Quick Attack Submarine are expected to reach south of the Caribbean early next week.
Also according to the sources, which spoke under anonymous, the operation is justified to combat “narcoterrorist organizations” considered a threat to US national security.
This movement adds to the previous sending of an amphibious squad, composed by the USS San Antonio, the USS Iwo Jima and the USS Fort Lauderdale, which carry about 4,500 military personnel, including 2,200 Marines. The vessels should have reached the Venezuela coast last Sunday (24).
