Venezuela is preparing for war. The government of Nicolás Maduro announced a large-scale military mobilization, following the sending, by the United States, of the largest aircraft carrier in the world to the region.
On the eve of the military exercises, Nicolás Maduro ordered the creation of defense commands made up of citizens and military personnel. The objective is to prepare for an armed conflict in the face of the alleged North American threat.
More than eight million Venezuelans tis-se-ão listed in the Militia. The Venezuelan leader calls this initiative popular-military-police fusion. The Venezuelan president stated: “We want peace, and we will have peace. In the face of maximum pressure, maximum preparation.”
A tension between Caracas and Washington reached a new level with the arrival in the region of the attack group from
The Trump administration classified drug cartels as terrorist organizations. Since September 1, the United States has attacked approximately 20 vessels belonging to alleged drug traffickers.
Venezuela considers the more than 75 deaths to be extrajudicial executions and claims that the Washington’s objective is to seize oil and rare earth reserves, overthrowing Nicolás Maduro.
The concentration of US military forces in the region is already considered the largest since the invasion of Panama in 1989.
