US President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that the Armed Forces ‘Very soon they will start ‘stopping’ ‘drug traffickers in Venezuela’ By land, given that military operations at sea were already successful.
“They may have noticed that people no longer want to deliver (drugs) by sea, and we will start to stop it by land. It is also easier by land, but that will start very soon.” We warned them to stop sending poison into our countryTrump announced in a phone call with the military on Thanksgiving.
The president, who did not provide details of what actions on the ground would include, highlighted from Florida attacks in the Caribbean and Pacific, where US forces have killed more than 80 people by destroying more than 20 boats supposedly linked to drug trafficking, mostly from Venezuela, since September 1.
“In recent weeks, you have been working to stop drug traffickers in Venezuela, of which there are many. Of course, There aren’t many coming by sea anymore“The president said to the army personnel.
The head of state justified the bombings by pointing out that alleged drug traffickers in Venezuela “send their poison to the United States, where they kill thousands of people every year.”
“But we will take care of the situation. We have already done a lot. We have almost stopped it. We have already stopped 85 percent (of the flow) by sea,” he added.
His statements come amid escalating tensions between Venezuela and the United States since November 16 The USS Gerald R. Ford in the Caribbeanits largest aircraft carrier, and on Monday declared the Cartel de los Solis a terrorist organization, which it links to Venezuelan ruler Nicolas Maduro.
However, Trump has previously insisted that he has not yet decided to bomb infrastructure in Venezuela or… Attacking MaduroWith whom “I can talk to save many lives,” he said Tuesday, a conversation that would be “welcomed, according to Venezuelan Attorney General Tariq William Saab.”
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