Trump weighs bold Venezuela military options
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President Trump’s aides have provided conflicting accounts of what, exactly, they are seeking to achieve, as America’s largest aircraft carrier heads toward the Caribbean region.
The United States will hold new military drills in Trinidad and Tobago for five days starting Sunday, the Caribbean nation says. The announcement followed a move by the US last month to send a guided-missile destroyer to the country for training exercises,
The U.S. has a long and checkered history of intervening in Latin America. Here's what that may tell us about President Trump's ideas for Venezuela.
The administration is discussing whether to exile the dictator and how to lift sanctions on his wrecked country.
A Latin American strongman accused of drug trafficking and rigging elections openly defies the White House despite threats of military action.
"I can’t tell you what it would be, but I’ve sort of made up my mind," Trump told reporters on Air Force One on Nov. 14.
WASHINGTON -- The most advanced U.S. aircraft carrier is expected to reach the waters off Venezuela in days, a flex of American military power not seen in Latin America for generations.
The arrival near Latin America of the US Navy’s “most lethal combat platform” has put the spotlight on a fighting force that has a tough image but has been weakened by years of economic crisis.
Trump's zero tolerance policy clashes with China's new tariff-free trade deal with Venezuela, escalating tensions as U.S. carrier group monitors the region.